Mugdha Sinha
Mugdha Sinha | |
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| Managing Director, India Tourism Development Corporation | |
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| Education | Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Mugdha Sinha is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 1999 batch, of the Rajasthan cadre.[1] She currently serves as the Managing Director of the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) at the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India.[2][3]
Education
She studied at University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Lady Shri Ram College, and the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a published poet and has been associated with literary and cultural pursuits.[4]
Career
Mugdha Sinha joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1999 and was allotted the Rajasthan cadre.[5][6] She has held several senior administrative positions during her career in the Indian civil services. She served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, where she was associated with cultural policy and administrative responsibilities.[7]
She later served as Director General of Tourism in the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, contributing to national tourism planning and initiatives.[7][8]
In April 2025, she was promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary and appointed Managing Director of the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Tourism.[2][9]
Personal life
She lost her husband, Nirmal Wadhwani, in an accident in 2002, when he was 31 years old.[10][11]
References
- ^ "15 Yrs, 13 Transfers: IAS Officer Who Fought Illegal Mines, Sand Mafia". The Better India. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Rajasthan's senior IAS Mugdha Sinha promoted, takes charge of ITDC". First India. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Focus to modernise operations, make ITDC a globally competitive brand: Mugdha Sinha". ETHospitalityWorld.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "An Interview with Ms. Mugdha Sinha". www.policyedge.in.
- ^ "Rajasthan's senior IAS Mugdha Sinha promoted, takes charge of ITDC". First India. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "India, Japan explore expansion of tourism". The Hindu. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Bureaucratic reshuffle: Mugdha Sinha takes over as DG Tourism". The Economic Times. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Jaipur's monuments, museums now available for wedding shoots, for a fee". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "The Ashok monetisation to kick off soon". The Financial Express. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Big compensation". The Times of India. 2007-02-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood". Tribune India. Retrieved 2026-01-18.