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IT Enabled Delivery of Social Security Benefits in India – A Case of Agricultural Income Support Through Direct Cash Transfers (PM-KISAN)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Wed
Mr. Abhey Kumar is presently working at the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and is involved in the technology management of a key project named Public Financial Management System (PFMS). Previously, he has had brief tenures as Assistant Controller of Accounts in Ministry of Earth Sciences and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
He graduated as a Civil Engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India and is an alumnus of University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has worked as a Consulting Engineer and as a Project Manager for Govt. of New Zealand. Abhey has also been co-founder of a few start-up organisations in the domains of consulting, e-commerce and theatre. He is passionate about the use of Information Technology in public service and governance. Currently, Abhey is also pursuing a degree in Master of Laws (in Banking and Financial Sector). Travelling is one of his interest areas.