PROFORMA

1.

Name and Address (in block letters) :

and the service to which belongs

HIRA BALLABH, I.R.A.S.

SECRETARY &
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FINANCE)
SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
J.N. STADIU M COMPLEX,
LODHI ROAD,
NEW DELHI-110 003.

2.

Date of retirement under Central

3.

Educational Qualifications:

31/01/2025

(a) MBA

MBA (Finance) Sikkim

completed in 2010.

(b) Course on Financial

Management (January
1994 to October 1994) ,
NIFM, Faridabad

The main focus was on Financial Management,

Operations Research, Corporate Finance,
Portfolio Management etc.
National Institute of Financial Management,

(c) M.Phil (June 1990)

JNU, New Delhi

The subjects covered were: Methodology, Social

Sciences, Education and Society.
Topic
for
Dissertation
was: Uttrakhand
Movement: A Sociological Analysis

(d) M.A.(July 1985 to June

1987)
JNU, New Delhi

Social Systems,Thinkers, Theory, Social Change,

Polity, Education

(e) B.A. Honours (July 1984

to June 1985)
DSB college Nainital

World Geography, West Asia, Urban Geography,

Agriculture, Thoughts and Thinkers.

(f)

English Literature, Political Science, Sociology,

Geography

B.A. (July 1982 to June

1983) DSB college
Nainital

Manipal

University

I qualified the National Education Test (NET), a national merit test conducted by
University Grants Commission.

4.

Experience possessed in:

Field
of
experience

Administrative
assignments

Achievements

Nature of duties

Period of
experienc
e

Organization
where
the
experience
gained

Worked as a Zonal Officer of New Delhi

Municipal Council (NDMC) from 2005 to
2008.
Secretary, SAI from April, 2013.

New Delhi
Municipal Council

Charge of ED (Stadia), ED-Fin, ED (teams)

Sports Authority
of India

EDP manager, Divisional Sports officer

Introduced a number of innovative measures
to broad base sports, started a Community
Connect scheme in SAI, Initiated non-sports
events in Delhi Stadia earning Rs 8 crores in
the first year itself, got the Auditorium in
Nehru Stadium functional, introduced
concept of Sports Academies in SAI,
improved financial health of SAI and got the
budget for assistance to federations
increased from 100 to 185 crores in two
years,filled up 175 posts of Coaches on
regular by new appointment and chaired the
committee, Started Compiling General and
Finance Manual for SAI first of its kind ,was
government observer in the historic IOA
election of 2013,brought change in
designations of certain categories of
employees to motivate them, Completed the
cadre restructuring proposal, inspected a
large no of facilities across India and got
most of them upgraded/ renovated, chaired
the massive exercise of comprehensive
Rate Contract for sports goods across India
applicable to state govts. as well. first of its
kind in India., worked as Financial Advisor of
National Dope Testing Laboratory, was
coordinator for the launch of Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Abhiyan inaugurated by Mr Rahul
Gandhiand so on

Indian Railways

Establishment

Establishment matters and payments of all

17000 employees of the West Central
Railway Division.

5 years

Finance
matters

As Executive Director (Finance), Sports

Authority of India
(16.04.2013 to till date)

1 Year 10
months

As Sr. Divisional Finance Manager and Sr.

Electronics Data Processing Manager (Sr.

Sports Authority
of India

EDPM), West Central Railway, Bhopal

14 years
Head of Finance, Accounts and Statistical branch
of the division. Work involved maintenance of
accounts, act as Financial Adviser to DRM,
Internal Audit and compilation and control over
Budget (Rs.1000 cr.). Concurrence to proposals

on earning and expenditure; vetting and

concurrence of estimates, tender schedules
and agreements irrespective of the value,
passing the expenditure bills and other
liabilities, Finance Member of Tender
Committees for the works valued above Rs.
2.00 cr. Taxation, stock verification of the
divisional stores, bills recoverable, field
inspection etc. Associate Finance to
Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Bhopal
and Railway Claims Tribunal, Bhopal. Post
is a cadre controlling authority of 490
Accounts staff and 5 officers.
As Sr.EDPM, the mandate was to implement all
modules of program called Advanced Financial

Railway
Expenditure
Management
System (AFRES) & Payroll & Related
Independent
Module (PRIME)
and
customization as well as computerization of new
areas in the division.
Was also heading the Statistical Branch of the
Division.
Also associated with inspection of maintenance
and running of trains.
As Sr. Divisional Finance Manager, (Sr. DFM)
Mumbai, CST.

(from 11.02.05 to 04/04/05)

As Dy. Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts
Officer (For all 14 Central Railway Loco,
Wagon and Coach Workshops), CSTMumbai
Sr. Accounts Officer (Traffic Branch) CSTMumbai
(from 06/01/99 to 05/05/2000)

Compilation of earnings of the Zonal

railway, review of the trend of earnings,
submission of MIS to appropriate
authorities, internal check of claims cases.
Settlement of dues with various Govt. and
non-Govt. organizations and Reserve Bank
of India.
_______________________________________
As Director (Finance),

Indian Railways

New Delhi Municipal Council

(from 09/05/2005 to 18.03.2008)

Specific Area of work involved financial

scrutiny and appraisal of projects,
concurrence to expenditure and earning
proposals, preparation and control of budget
of Municipal Body, internal audit of the
organization, staff welfare and so on. I
also worked as Treasurer of the Societies
associated with NDMC. Fund Management
and investment was another area of
responsibilities. I was also associated with
the Committee on Tax Reforms and acted as
Zonal Officer. I worked as Nodal Officer
from NDMC in the District Development
Committee, where the Chairman, DDC (hon.
C.M. of Delhi) reviewed the works under
MLA local Area Development Fund. I got
opportunity to witness parliamentary
committee proceedings, meetings by
planning comm. and review meetings by
senior officers of State Govt.

3 Years

Sports

Was the Sports Officer of Bhopal Division of

Indian Railways.

5 Years

PPP Projects

Either chaired or functioned as Finance Member

of the Core Team to the following vital projects
taken up by NDMC where Public Private
Participation (PPP) was also involved :-

3 Years

a) Global Tender on modern Bus-Q-Shelters in

New Delhi awarded to Jc Decaux of France
on PPP basis.
b) Renovation and maintenance of Public
Conveniences on BOT basis with
Advertisement
Rights
awarded
on
PPP model.
c) Renovation of the Heritage Buildings of
Connaught Place with the project cost
of approximately Rs. 692 crores.

d) Project on Multi-level car parking on three

locations awarded to DLF and DF

New
Delhi
Municipal Council

Constructions.

Handling of
Autonomous
Organization

e) Outsourcing the work of Collection and

Disbursement of revenue and expenditure to
Axis Bank.
NDMC Navyug School Society

5.

Please indicate the following particulars of the present post held:

a)

Present post held with date:

Executive Director (Finance)

Sports Authority of India, New Delhi
(since 16.04.2013)

b)

Whether regular/ad-hoc

On deputation

c)

Scale of Pay

Rs. 37400-67000 + G.P. Rs. 10,000/-

d)

Present Basic Pay

Rs. 53,320/-

6.

Position held:

Sl.
No.

Name of office/
organization
where employed

1.

Sports Authority of
India

2.

West Central
Railway, Bhopal

3.

Post held

From

To

Pay Scale

Secretary &
Executive Director
(Finance)
Sr. Divisional Finance
Manager and Sr.
Electronics Data
Processing Manager
(Sr. EDPM),

16.04.2013

Till date

Rs. 37,40067,000 + G.P.

Rs. 10,000/Rs. 37,40067,000 + G.P.
Rs. 8,700/-

New Delhi
Municipal Council
(NDMC)

Director (Finance)

09/05/2005

18.03.2008

Director (Accounts)

06/04/2005

09/05/2005

Rs. 37,40067,000 + G.P.

Rs. 8,700/Rs. 15,60039,100 + G.P.
Rs. 7,600/-

4.

New Delhi Municipal

Council

5.

Mumbai, CST

Sr. Divisional Finance

Manager, (Sr. DFM)
Sr. Divisional Finance
Manager, (Sr. DFM)
Dy. Financial Advisor
and Chief Accounts
Officer (For all 14
Central Railway Loco,
Wagon and Coach
Workshops)

11/02/2005

04/04/2005

6.
7.

Bhusawal Division,
Central Railway
CST, Mumbai

July, 2001

10/02/2005

23/04/2001

15/07/2001

8.

Church Gate, Mumbai

Dy. Financial Adviser

& Chief Accounts
Officer (Metropolitan
Transport Projects)
Sr. Accounts Officer

05/05/2000

23/04/2001

9.

CST-Mumbai

06/01/1999

05/05/2000

19.3.2008

(Traffic Branch)

In addition to above,
Training and Seminars
i.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS

(IFRS) CONVERGENCE organised by Institute of Cost and
Works Accountants of India ,held during 20-24 April, 2011 at
Ooty

ii.

30th World Urban Congress -2006 at Belfast, Ireland.

(Accompanied
the
Chairperson
of
NDMC
Mrs.
Sindhushree Khullar, IAS

iii.

Attended a number of seminars on Public Private Partnership

(PPP) mode of project finance.

iv.

Management Development Programme at Railway Staff

College, Vadodara. (from 03/01/2000 to 28/01/2000)

v.

Workshop on Financial Management at RSC, Vadodara.

(from 31/07/2000 to 04/08/2000).

vi.

Corporate Business Economics at RSC, Vadodara. (from

11/12/2000 to 15/12/2000)

vii.

Management of Contracts & Arbitrations, at Indian Railway

Institute of Civil Engineering at Pune. (from 18/12/2001 to
22/12/2001)

viii.

Mechanisms of Expenditure Control, at National Institute of

Financial Management, Faridabad. (from 08/07/2002 to
12/07/2002)

ix.
x.

Exposure to Societies
under Companies Act

Arbitrations Act at Mumbai (from 11-8-03 to 14-8-03)

Scheduled to attend Advance Mgt. Training from 29.01.11.to
30.10.22 at International Centre For Leadership In Finance
(ICLIF) Malalysia and INSEAD, Singapore from 19th to 30.09.11.

Worked as Treasurer of Navyug School Educational Society (NSES)

as well as Samaj Kalyan Samiti (SKS). These are societies
established under the Societies Act and are working in the filed of
Education and Social Welfare The accounts of these bodies are
maintained on the pattern as required under Companies Act 1956.

.
Awards and Excellence

(a) Presidential Award (National Award for outstanding

servics) conferred on me by Ms Mamata Banerjee, Hon.
Minister for Railways on 22.4.2010 at Vigyan Bhawan,
New Delhi. This was a recognition for compilation of 15
Process Manuals.
(b) I was awarded Central Railway GMs Gold Medal for
Excellence in the year 2004-05.
(c) Received 6 efficiency shields for various offices between
2001 and 2011.

Publications:
Books and lead articles published in Daily Newspapers , Professional Magazines and Journals as
well as the online publications are as follows:-

A.

Journal

i.

Bills Recoverable-The Concept and Challenges (Published in the Compendium on

Finance and Accounts- Central Railway 2003).

I have published a number of articles on Accounting, General Financial Rules, Policy issues, PF,
Service Tax, Financial Reforms etc, in the Message Boards and Professional Issues section of
the professional web site Maintained by Railway Board: www.irastimes.org. In addition, one more
paper has also been published under 'The Best Practices' of this web site on "Procedural
Improvements in PF Withdrawal". The Web contribution has been made between 2001 and 2011.The
other major articles published online in the same site under the section on "Useful Articles" . Some
of the Online web articles are available at http://www.scribd.com/hiraballabh

a.

Cuisine of Kumaon

b.
c.

Stock Verification - a case study.

'The Economic Viability of Pachora-Jamner Railway Line'.

Language & Computer Skills

Understand

Principal
language

Excellent Excellent Excellent

Excellent

Hindi,Kumaoni Excellent Excellent Excellent

Excellent

Urdu

Excellent

Speak
English

Excellent

Marathi,
Punjabi

Write

Read

Database

Average

Internet/Mail

Advanced

Presentation tools

Advanced

Spreadsheet

Average

Text processing

Good

Excellent
Excellent

Other Important area of exposure in last few years

A. Implemented Advance Finance Railway Earnings and Expenditure System (AFRES) and
Payroll and Inter-Related Modules (PRIME) software towards computerization of Finance
and Accounts.
B. Started Zero Based Budgeting for some important Heads of Accounts.
C. Initiated systemic solutions by using internet for dissipation of information.

D. Streamlined the payment system from cash disbursement to EFT and NEFT,
E. Replied

public
quarries
on
Railways
in
Durdarshan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8x0vBPSr2A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9xHhO_9zsI

Programs

F. Obtained ISO certification for Finance Office of Bhopal Railway Division (one of the firsts)
G. Initiated a number of steps for infrastructure improvement towards safety and passenger amenities.

H. As sports officer I have taken steps towards improvement for the sports Infrastructure of Railways.

As Director (Finance), NDMC, I was associated with the following:a) Associated with the Asset Valuation of NDMC.
b) Chaired Committee on elimination of Processing Delays observed during the finalization of
proposal, estimate and tendering process.
c) Engaged Actuary for assessment of pension liability of NDMC.
d) Associated with e-Governance Foundation (a subsidiary of Infosys ) for computerization of
e-financials in NDMC.
e) Processed Advertisement Policy of NDMC and was also associated for engagement of
major hospitals for staff health care .
f) Acted as Nodal Officer for the finalization of Training Policy of NDMC.
g) Empowered Committee Member for the Projects on Management of Municipal Solid Waste
project at Okhla, etc.
h) Associated in awarding infrastructure renewal work to PGCIL on Cost plus basis,
i)

Chaired committee on Techno Commercial Study of Water Management System in NDMC

area.

i.

In addition to above:
Have travelled widely within the India and few foreign countries .
Hobbies:-Photography, Classical Music, Play Tabla, Religion and Folk culture.