Shri Krishna Kumar Khandelwal IAS (Haryana 1985) Additional Chief Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Sports, & Youth Affairs, Environment and Swaran Jayanti Celebrations Departments and Principal Executive Officer, Haryana Swaran Jayanti Celebrations has been appointed given Additional Charge as Additional Chief Secretary to Govt of Haryana, School Education Department.

Dr. K.K. Khandelwal IAS, currently serves as the Chief National Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts and Guides in New Delhi, India. Before this, he held the position of Chairman of the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority in Gurugram.

Notable workings in Indian Administrative Service

 Dr. Khandelwal’s tenure with the IAS began in 1985 when he was allocated to the Haryana cadre. After completing his training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, in August 1987, he was appointed as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Firozpur Jhirka, a sub-division of the erstwhile district of Gurgaon.

His administrative journey within the state of Haryana encompassed a variety of roles, including: Additional Deputy Commissioner of Gurgaon, Chief Executive Officer of Mewat Development Agency, – Additional Director of Industries and Chairman of the Single Window Agency, Administrator of the Haryana Urban Development Authority in Gurgaon and Panchkula, Chief Administrator of the Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Panchkula, and the Shri Sheetla Mata Shrine Board, Gurgaon, Deputy Commissioner of Faridabad (1991) and Chandigarh (1995-1998) During his tenure as District Magistrate, District Collector, and Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh, Dr. Khandelwal also led 28 departments in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including positions such as Estate Officer, Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Director of Sports, Inspector General Forests, Inspector General Prisons, Director Food and Civil Supplies, Labour Commissioner among others.

During his nearly seven-and-a-half-year tenure in the Chief Minister’s Office of Haryana, Dr. Khandelwal served as Additional Principal Secretary and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister from June 29, 2007 to October 30, 2014.

His final noteworthy role before retiring was as the inaugural Chairman of the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Gurugram, a position he held for five years from February 5, 2018, to February 4, 2023.