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Premjit Lal Appointed as the Executive Director of India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)

Premjit Lal has been appointed as the Executive Director of India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) a 1992 batch ITS officer, Premji Lal to bring his valuable experience to the ITPO.

Premjit Lal is a seasoned technocrat and policy expert with over 25 years of experience in various fields, including telecom, e-Governance, information technology, housing, and urban development. He played a key role in transforming India into the second-largest telecom market globally through his planning, designing, and execution expertise.

Currently, Premjit is associated with the Indian Government’s flagship program, ‘Digital India’, which aims to create a knowledge-based economy. He has also contributed to policy formulation for the ambitious “Housing for All” initiative by 2022.

Throughout his career, Premjit has acquired hands-on experience in installing, operating, and maintaining telecom switches, internet exchanges, and various IT systems. He has also worked with the Geneva-based UNO’s International Telecom Union (ITU) to formulate specifications for future mobile technologies.

Some of his notable achievements include

  • Heading the Secretariat of Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing & Urban Development (APMCHUD): As part of UN-Habitat, Premjit led this initiative to promote sustainable urban development in the Asia Pacific region.
  • Devising Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for India and BRICS: Premjit played a crucial role in developing SDGs for India and the BRICS nations, aligning with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda.
  • Representing India in International Forums: He represented India in Nairobi prepcom meetings for setting the urban agenda for the next decade (Habitat III, Quito 2016) and in the IBSA (India, Brazil, South-Africa) working group on housing.

Premjit holds a Master’s in International Development Policy (MIDP) from Duke University, USA, and is a trained Electronics & Telecom engineer from NIT, Bhopal, and an MBA in Marketing from MDI, Gurgaon, India.

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