Ashok Kumar Gupta

Ashok Kumar Gupta (Hindi: अशोक कुमार गुप्ता) (born 26 October 1957) is a retired Indian civil servant belonging to 1981 batch of Indian Administrative Service. He served as the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India and prior to that he was the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Defence Production; CMD, Tamil Nadu Cements; Special Secretary (Finance), Government of Tamil Nadu; and District Magistrate, Villupuram (Tamil Nadu). He also served on the Boards of Central and State PSUs such as Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Heavy Engineering Corporation, and Tamil Nadu Cements. Gupta has contributed to the formulation of the Centre's Automobile Policy, Prime Minister’s Rojgar Yojana, and ‘Make’ Procedure in defence procurement. He is currently working as CEO of Dalmia Bharat Foundation.

Education Gupta has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University. Subsequently, he received a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from Syracuse University (USA). Gupta’s Master’s project on "Regulatory Framework for Health Care Organisations in India", contributed to the Central Government’s decision in enacting of the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010. Gupta received his M.Phil. in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Madras University. and has focused on reinforcing the Commission’s enforcement and advocacy actions in digital markets and responding to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chairperson, National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) Gupta held the additional charge of Chairperson, National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Hony. Chairman, Forum of Indian Regulators (FOIR) Gupta held the position of Hony. Chairman of the Forum of Indian Regulators (FOIR) from 01.10.2021 to 25.10.2022.