Dr. Subhash C. Khuntia has taken charge as Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India today. A Karnataka Cadre IAS officer of 1981 Batch, Dr. Khuntia has vast administrative experience of working in several Departments at the Central Government including Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs); Ministry of Human Resource Development (School Education and Literacy) and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. In the Government of Karnataka, he worked in Departments of Finance, Revenue, Personnel, Urban Development, Public Works and Ports. He has served as Secretary to Government of India, Department of School Education and Literacy and retired as Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka.
Dr. Khuntia holds a Doctorate in Economics and Post Graduate degrees in Economics, Computer Science, Physics, Sociology, Political Science and Philosophy. Dr. Khuntia is also a Graduate in Law. He is an alumnus of Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and London School of Economics.
