P. B. Salim

Dr. P B Salim[1] is an IAS officer of the 2001 batch belonging to the West Bengal cadre. He hails from the south Indian state of Kerala.

Career

Dr. Salim served in a mix of assignments in West Bengal and Kerala. He started his career as Sub Divisional Officer[2] Barrackpore and thereafter as OSD & under Secretary, Home Department, Govt. of West Bengal; Additional District Magistrate of South 24 Parganas District; General Manager, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation. He served as District Magistrate in two districts of Kerala viz. Kozhikode[3] and Kannur[4] and thereafter in two districts of West Bengal viz. Nadia[5] and South 24 Parganas. He served as CEO, Rastriya Swastha Bima Yojana (RSBY) and National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in West Bengal.

In 2019 He began serving as the Chairman & Managing Director of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL).[6] He has also held additional position as Secretary, Chief Ministers Office (CMO) Public Grievances Cell, West Bengal.

Recognition

  • United Nations Public Services Award, 2015[7][5] – presented by the Secretary General of United Nations – for the pioneering Sanitation Movement in Nadia district[8]
  • Green Ganga Award at Rishikesh, June 2017[9] – presented by Union Cabinet Minister for MDW and Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand – for transforming the million plus Ganga Sagar Mela into a ‘Clean Mela’
  • British Chevening Scholarship – from the British Govt. for a diploma in Globalization & Leadership, at London School of Economics (LSE) in 2006
  • National award for the Best District Election Officer from South India in 2015 – presented by HE the President of India (Smt. Pratibha Patil)
  • National Award for Best Community Mobilizer 2015 – from the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India (Shri Narendra Modi) for making Nadia the first ODF (Open Defecation Free) district in the country
  • Peoples award for the most popular Collector of Kozhikode – from HE the President of India (Shri APJ Abdul Kalam) in 2012
  • Chief Ministers Award for Excellence, 2014 & 2023 – from Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal (Smt. Mamata Banerjee)
  • Kerala State Govt. e-governance award in 2010 & 2011 – from the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala (Shri V S Achuthanandan & Shri Ommen Chandy)
  • HUDCO National Award for Urban Leadership, 2015 – presented by Union Minister of Urban Development
  • Award for best CEO, RSBY – for the year 2012 from Union Labour Minister

Achievements

  • WBPDCL posts highest ever operating profit of ₹1000 crore in 2024-2025[10]
  • Best performing power generation firm in India[11][12]

Publications

  • Malabar Heritage and Culture[13] editor along with Prof Hafis Muhammed and Prof N. C. Vasisht, by Mathrubhumi Publishers
  • 101 Success Stories,[14][13] editor along with Dr Muhammed, by Mathrubhumi Publishers

Social Initiatives

  • Sabar Shouchagar (Toilets for all)[15]
  • Founded the charitable society 'ANGELS' for pre-hospital care and ambulance networking
  • Founded the first community-led palliative care society in West Bengal – Sanjeevani Palliative Care, Nadia
  • Started Our Heritage Foundation and Punarjani in 2020 – running 24 bridge-learning centers

References

  1. ^ "The people's collector: PB Salim". The New Indian Express.
  2. ^ "Official Website of Barrackpore Sub Division". www.barrackpore.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  3. ^ "Collector Salim bids farewell to Kozhikode | Kozhikode News – Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Kozhikode gets online sand distribution system".
  5. ^ a b "Nadia gets United Nations award for eliminating open defecation". The Hindu. June 28, 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ^ "P B Salim IAS appointed Chairman & MD- WBPDCL, WB | Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal". June 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Toilets for all by March: Bengal's Nadia district does its own 'Swachh Bharat' without extra funds". Firstpost. January 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "West Bengal's Nadia district gets UN Public Service Award". Zee News. May 7, 2015.
  9. ^ Case Study Gangasgar
  10. ^ "WBPDCL Scripts Historic Turnaround, Posts Highest-Ever Operating Profit of ₹1,000 Crore in FY 2024-25". https://thenewsmanofindia.com/. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  11. ^ "Number 1 spot for WBPDCL as best performing power generation firm". https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  12. ^ ""WBPDCL" A Beacon of Excellence in Power Generation and Corporate Responsibility". https://thenewsmanofindia.com/. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  13. ^ a b "buy the books written by Dr P B Salim Ias from Kerala Book Store - Online Shopping Store to buy Malayalam Books, eBooks, Audio Books and Movies". keralabookstore.com.
  14. ^ "Amazon.in". www.amazon.in.
  15. ^ "'Toilets for All' campaign shortlisted for UN Global Award: CM Mamata Banerjee" – via The Economic Times.
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