SHRI MM BHATIA, IDSE, DG (PERS)
Shri MM Bhatia, an IDSE Officer of 1983 Batch, has assumed the appointment of DG (Pers) at E-in-C’s Branch on 01 Jan 2022. As ADG (NEI), the officer took control of all the Infrastructure Development Works and expedited the progress of Works and improved the budget demand despite a short stint of four and half months only. A booklet on ‘Preventive Maintenance of Electrical Distribution System’ to make the system Robust was released on 26 Nov 2021 and distributed to all MES formations.
Shri MM Bhatia has been involved in Planning, Design, Execution and Maintenance of Defence assets of Army, Air Force, Navy and Indian Coast Guard while working as Assistant Garrison Engineer (AGE), Garrison Engineer (GE), Command Works Engineer (CWE), Zonal Chief Engineer (CE) at different stations across the length and breadth of the country. As Commander, Faculty of Construction Management (FCM), CME Pune, he was pivotal in getting ‘GEs Handbook’ published for the first time and revised the ‘JEs Handbook’, which has been appreciated by the environment and will act as a reference book for Engineers tenanting the Executive / Staff appointments.
The officer was awarded DG Coast Guard Commendation Card in the year 2016 for exhibiting outstanding performance while planning the Coast Guard Works, while posted at Headquarters Indian Coast Guard on deputation. As Chief Engineer (AF) in one of the Zones in Central Region, he was instrumental in ensuring turn-around in the functioning of the entire Zone which was declared as the best Zone by E-in-C’s Branch for the year 2019-2020.
Shri MM Bhatia is an alumnus of NIT Kurukshetra and did his B Tech in Civil Engineering and M Tech from Delhi College of Engineering. His distinct academic achievements include Master’s Degree in English, Diploma in Management, Advance Diploma in Management, Diploma in financial Management, Certificate in Persian, Direct Final Exam of Institution of Surveyors, Fellow of Institution of Engineers (I) and also a fellow of Institution of Surveyors which speaks volumes about Officer’s versatile knowledge in diversified fields.
