Mr. N.N. Kumar

Mr. N. N. Kumar, a 1984 batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax), holds a B.Sc. from Science College, Patna, followed by an M.Sc. from Patna University. He furthered his education with Professional and Management qualifications from the National Academy of Direct Taxes in Nagpur. Additionally, he completed various development courses from esteemed institutions such as the Treasury Department, Federal Govt., USA, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

With over 32 years of experience, Mr. Kumar served in various capacities with the Income Tax Department, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Shipping and Road Transport, and NITI Ayog at different stations in India such as Delhi, Kolkata, Nagpur, Agra, Aurangabad, Nagpur & Pune.

In February 2010, Mr. Kumar joined Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Ministry of Shipping and Road Transport, Government of India) and served as Deputy Chairman/Chairman for five years. Throughout his tenure, he spearheaded key policy initiatives and successfully implemented large complex infrastructure projects, with a special focus on PPP Mode.

Notably, Mr. Kumar conceptualized and implemented the development of a container terminal with a quay length of approximately 2000 meters and a backup area of 200 hectares on the PPP mode. This marked the largest PPP project of the Government of India, awarded to the Port of Singapore Authority, resulting in a substantial investment of 1.2 billion US$ by the Government of Singapore.

He also played a vital role in implementing various other Infra Projects on PPP mode, ranging from 100 to 500 million US$, attracting Foreign Investment from UAE and other countries. Additionally, he introduced a unique mode of leveraging traffic from large corporate and other business entities as end-users for a Road Project, with an investment of approximately 450 Million US$. This innovative concept was subsequently adopted in various port and industry connectivity projects.

Mr. Kumar also worked closely with the Ministry of External Affairs (Govt. of India) for setting up CHABHAR port projects in Iran as the founder Chairman of “India Port Global Ltd.” [Govt. of India overseas arm for setting up port projects in Iran.]

His professional journey reflects in-depth knowledge of finance, fiscal statutes, regulatory mechanisms, and government functioning. Mr. Kumar is recognized for his innovative and result-oriented leadership, demonstrating expertise in executive decision-making, policy direction, strategic business planning, and financial and personnel management.