Prithviraj Sankhala

Dr.Prithviraj Sankhala (IAS 2002 Batch)

Dr Prithviraj Sankhala is an Indian Administrative Service officer of Rajasthan Cadre, presently posted as District Collector, Bikaner, Rajasthan. He is known for his strict policy making and implementation of Government policies in the administrative framework. He is originally from Jodhpur district of Rajasthan.

Biography

Education

He completed his school education from Jodhpur district. He did his M.B.B.S degree course from S.N Medical College, Jodhpur. Throughout his school and college days, he was excellent in academics as well as extra-curricular activities. He got All India 19th Rank in the Civil Services Exam, 2001 conducted by UPSC. He was also first the whole state of Rajasthan and that is why he was allotted to Rajasthan state cadre, i.e. his home cadre, which is another rare achievement. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer.

Career

He is presently serving as the District Collector & Magistrate^[1], Bikaner; which is the 4th largest district of Rajasthan. He is best known by the people of the district in which he served or is serving. He was the Sub-Divisional Magistrate(SDM) of Pushkar, Rajasthan and took a strict decision to give out a 20-page rules booklet to every foreigner visiting the holy place of Pushkar & to abide by the rules(Reference-1). This was done in order to prevent the repetition of the issues like Israeli couple kissing at their Hindu wedding ceremony and a Finnish woman walking naked down the streets of Pushkar(Reference-3).

He was also praised for his strict policy implementation as District Collector, Pali during his tenure as Collector of Pali district. As District Collector, he also came in lime-light, when he suspended a Government Primary School Teacher on charges that the teacher used to send someone else to teach in the School, on her behalf.(Reference-12)

Govt has always bestowed upon him the tough responsibilities and that is the reason why he was posted as Collector and DM of newly created Pratapgarh district in the state so that things can be put in place and he indeed delivered well by setting up the whole administrative machinery from scratch.

Dr Prithviraj has always excelled in whatever he has done so far in his life. Be it topping exams after exams including IAS examination which is toughest exam in the country or implementing law in the district he is serving. People of Pratapgarh, Pali or Bikaner and for that matter Pushkar subdivision are surely going to cherish whatever Dr Prithviraj has done for them. Foreigners visiting Pushkar will always think twice before doing anything which may be against Indian culture and tradition. And all the credit for this undoubtedly goes to Prithviraj Sankhala.

References

1. ^ Jyotsna, Singh (28 November 2005). "Indecency guide for tourists to India". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4474528.stm. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 

1.) BBC News|South Asia|Indecency guide for tourists to India
2.) Pushkar gets morality code - soutasia News - IBNLive
3.) Naked Finnish woman creates storm in Pushkar - ExpressIndia
4.) The Telegraph - Calcutta: Frontpage
5.) Prithviraj appointed Collector of the new district of Pratapgarh Oneindia News
6.) IAS Officers in Rajasthan gets Senior Time Scale - Bureaucracy Buzz
7.) The Hindu : National : 41 IAS officers shifted in Rajasthan reshuffle
8.) जयपुर नहीं, बीकानेरवासी देख सकेगा ‘ज़्यादा सुन्दर दुनिया’ / ‘डॉक्टर-कलक्टर’ के ‘सीनियर्स’ ने दी सौगात / ‘एएसजी-आई’ ने लगाया ‘चौका’
9.) Present Chairman, Urban Improvement Trust, Bikaner, Rajasthan
10.) Poor Construction not allowed - Dr Prithviraj
11.) ‘एडमिनिस्ट्रेशन इन कोटड़ी विलेज’ में पहुंचे कलेक्टर बोले ; / कपिल सरोवर पर खर्च होंगे 1 करोड़ रुपए
12.) अपनी जगह दूसरे को बनाया था अध्यापक / कलैक्टर ने दिए निलम्बित करने के निर्देश