Dr Ashok Pandey – From a village school without a building, Ashok Pandey went on to graduate from Rajendra College, Chapra, Bihar and took a master’s from the University of Bihar. He holds a PhD from Magadh University. Later he did a post-graduate course in development administration at the University of Manchester, UK and another programme at Henley Management College, University of Reading. After a stint as a college lecturer, he joined the Indian Administrative Service and served as a young officer in Assam and Meghalaya. He later moved over to the Government of India and held key positions in about half a dozen ministries. After stints in Bihar and Food Corporation of India, he joined the Parliament Secretariat and retired from there. Ashok Pandey On YouTube
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