Background
Asthana, Anand Narain was born on September 5, 1951 in Sitapur, India. Son of Mahabir Prasad and Savitri (Varma) Asthana.
Asthana, Anand Narain was born on September 5, 1951 in Sitapur, India. Son of Mahabir Prasad and Savitri (Varma) Asthana.
Bachelor of Engineering, University Roorkee, India, 1972. Master of Science, University Bath, England, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, Fordham University, New York, 1994.
Attended program on fiscal decentralization, Harvard University, 1996.
Dist collector, State Government, Vidisha, India, 1982-1983; deputy secretary, State Government, Bhopal, India, 1983-1986; district collector, State Government, Betul, India, 1986-1987; additional commissioner, Sales Tax, Indore, India, 1987-1988; deputy secretary, director national drinking water mission, Government of India, New Delhi, 1989-1991; finance secretary, State Government of India, Bhopal, since 1994. Board directors State Industries Corporation, Bhopal, State Coopr Bank, Bhopal, State Marketing Federation, Bhopal.
Member Indian Institute Public Administration (life).
Married Abha Srivastava, January 16, 1979. Children: Harshvardhan, Jaya.