- 1until 2018Industrial Development Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh (organised the 2018 Lucknow investors' summit)
- 2until Aug 2019Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh (superannuated August 2019)
- 3until Jun 2021Member, National Green Tribunal Oversight Committee, Uttar Pradesh
- 4Jun 2021 – Feb 2024Election Commissioner, ECI
Also held, undated:Director, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Additional Director General, Bureau of Indian StandardsDirector, Department of Consumer AffairsJoint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment (represented India at G20 and ILO forums)Additional Secretary, Ministry of DefencePrincipal Secretary (Planning), Principal Secretary (Medical Education), Additional Chief Secretary (Finance), Government of Uttar Pradesh