HIRA BALLABH- EXPOSURE IN SPORTS

1. Name and Address Hira Ballabh, IRAS

Financial Advisor & Executive Director
(Operation)
Sports Authority of India
J.N Stadium Complex
Lodhi Road
New Delhi-110003
2. Grade Pay SAG (Empanelled for Joint Secretary by
Ministry of Personnel)
3. Education Qualification
a) MBA (Finance)
b) M.A and M.Phil--- From JNU New Delhi
c) Schooling from Nainital

Exposure in Sports- About 10 years exposure to Sports Administration

Worked as

1. Sports Officer in Bhopal Division of Indian Railways

2. Secretary, SAI from April, 2013.

3. Chief Stadia Administrator

4. Head of Operation Division of SAI

5. Financial Advisor, SAI and National Dope Testing Laboratory

Specific Exposure:

Heading the operation of about 256 centres of SAI across India.

Introduced a number of innovative measures to Broad base sports,
Headed established thirteen Sports Academies since inceptions and
conceptualization,
Started a Community Connect Scheme in SAI,
Initiated Non-Sports Events in Delhi Stadia earning Rs 27 crores in
the this year itself from zero, got the Auditorium in Nehru Stadium
functional, improved financial health of SAI.
Filled up 175 posts of Coaches on regular basis
I was Government Observer in the historic IOA election of 2013,
I was coordinator for the launch of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan
Was member of the Executive Committee of South Asian Games.
Worked for improvement of Sports Infrastructure in the New Delhi
Municipal Council.
 Board member of School Sports Promotion Foundation
Chairman of the Finance Committee of Gramin Khel Mahotsav
Initiated Annual Awards Scheme for the Coaches of Sports Authority
of India.
Delivered a no. of lecture and attended seminar, interacted with press
and written books on sports.
Extensively involved in development and up gradation of sports
infrastructure in India.
Attended large no. of National and International events like Rio
Olympics, World Shooting Championship at Granada, World
Archery Championship Thailand, Football Event at Amsterdam
Arina, Special Olympic at Los Angeles and so on.