{
  "id": 15012791,
  "title": "Meet Subhas Chandra Lal Das: Ex-IAS officer and former secretary of MSME ministry takes charge as DERC chairman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/meet-subhas-chandra-lal-das-ex-ias-officer-and-former-secretary-of",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:18:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/meet-subhas-chandra-lal-das-ex-ias-officer-and-former-secretary-of-msme-ministry-takes-charge-as-derc-chairman-11792174166595.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Subhas Chandra Lal Das, a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, assumed the role of DERC chairman on Thursday. Das, who served as the secretary for the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), was sworn in by Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood at his office in New Delhi. Sood praised Das's extensive experience and expertise, emphasizing that it would bolster the functioning of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). Das, a 1992-batch IAS officer from the AGMUT cadre, is proficient in English and Hindi and holds a BSc in Statistics, an LLM, and a Master of Public Health. The DERC, responsible for overseeing Delhi's electricity sector, was established by the Delhi government in 1999 under the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998.",
  "summary": "Retired 1992-batch IAS officer Subhas Chandra Lal Das has taken oath as chairman of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Here’s a look at his education, administrative career and the regulator’s role in Delhi’s power sector.",
  "key_points": [
    "Subhas Chandra Lal Das, ex-IAS officer, becomes DERC chairman",
    "Former MSME secretary sworn in by Ashish Sood",
    "Das brings 1992 batch AGMUT cadre expertise"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Finance ministry appoints Subhas Chandra Lal Das as part-time chairperson FSIB",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/finance-ministry-appoints-subhas-chandra-lal-das-as-part-time",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:28:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}