Director's Message
Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, IAS (Retd.)
Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari is a distinguished former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1990 batch, Karnataka cadre, who retired as Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, in June 2025. During a career spanning more than 35 years, he held several senior leadership positions in the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka, contributing significantly to policy formulation, institutional development, public service delivery, and governance reforms.
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For over five decades, the Council for Social Development (CSD) has functioned as a non-profit, non-partisan, vibrant research institution engaged in issues of social development, especially the welfare of the marginalised. In 1962, CSD began its journey as an informal study group at the India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi. Prominent social workers and social scientists, under the leadership of the legendary freedom fighter and social worker Durgabai Deshmukh, were part of this group. Read More
