Prime
Minister Narendra Modi had his first Obama-style Townhall when he answered
questions ranging from tourism, smart cities and foreign policy to self-styled
cow protectionism. The event, organised by MyGov—a platform created to build
partnership between citizens and the government—was televised live, and was
highly appreciated across the board. But who was the man behind the? The MyGov
Townhall event was brilliantly executed by none other than IAS officer, Gaurav
Dwivedi who is CEO of My Gov. The Townhall meeting as a concept is quite common
in western countries where heads of states or CEOs take questions directly from
an audience and interact with common people with no interface in-between. But
it was the first Townhall ever addressed by an Indian Prime Minister. Hailing
from Uttar Pradesh, 43-year-old Dwivedi did his schooling from Apeejay School
Noida and college from Hindu College, Delhi. He is an M.Sc in anthropology from
Delhi University. Later, he did a course on project appraisal and risk
management from Duke Center for International Development (DCID), Duke University,
USA. Dwivedi started his career in IAS as an assistant collector in Kerala
before moving to Chhattisgarh. Among other postings, he worked as Managing
Director of Chhattisgarh State Marketing Mandi Board and later as Joint Chief
Electoral Officer in the state. Between 2009 and 2012, Dwivedi worked as Deputy
Director in the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA)
located in Mussoorie. After that, he moved to New Delhi and joined as a Deputy
Director in the Department of Information and Technology under the Ministry of
Communications. Since September 2014, Dwivedi has been serving as the CEO of
MyGov. g
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