Director

41 years (in the field related to Architecture/Urban Planning/ Development, Management, Policy Planning, Legal Framework)

• Punjab Urban Planning and Development  Authority(PUDA) – 7 year. (As advisor Town Planning & Senior Town Planner)
• State Department of Town & Country Planning--17 years. (As Senior Town Planner, Divisional Town Planner, Assistant Town Planner)
• Punjab State Agriculture Marketing Board –9 years
• Chandigarh Administration – 1 year     
• Punjab University Chandigarh – 6 Months.

• B.Arch. (Punjab University – 1969)
• Master of City and Regional Planning-1974 (Gold Medalist) (1st in University)
• L.L.B. – 1978 (Punjab University)
• M.A.(Public Admn.)–1980 (Punjab University) (3rd in University)
• P.G.Diploma in Gandhian Philosophy-1979
• (Gold Medalist) (1st in Punjab University)
• Advance Diploma in Management of Urban
• Development (U.K.) – 1988.

• Fellow Indian Institute of Architects.
• Fellow Institute of Town Planners (India).

• Invited by Lawrence Tech. University, Detroit (USA) to deliver lecture to students of  Architecture on Chandigarh  on September 15, 2010.
• Invited by Kent State University, Cleveland (USA) to deliver lecture to students of  Architecture on Chandigarh  on September 4, 2010.
• Invited by University of Berne (Switzerland) to deliver two teachings on Chandigarh on November 20 & 23, 2006.
• Chandigarh College of Architecture.
• School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi.
• Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab University.
• Punjab State Institute of Public Administration.
• Centre for Rural Research and Industrial Development (CRRID)

• Vishwa Karma Award for contribution to the field of Architecture and Planning (1994-95).
• All India Merit – cum - means Scholarship in College of Architecture for two years (1967-69).
• Medal for standing first in MCRP exam-1974.
• Medal for standing first in P.G. Diploma in Gandhian Philosophy exam - 1978.

• Preparation of master plans for Amritsar, SAS Nagar, Kharar, Ranjit Garh townships
• Team Leader for the world bank project on preparation of City Assessment and Development Strategy for four towns of Gujarat State, i.e. Anand, Patan, Vadnagar and Bharuch.
• Consultant – Preparation of ongoing master plans for 6 towns of Punjab including Amritsar,Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Batala,TaranTarn andPathankot
• Carried out the research project – Doing business in the cities- Case Study Ludhiana
• Member of the core group appointed for preparing the Master Plan of Chandigarh
• Member of the Building Advisory Committee of the Central University, Bathinda.
• Part of the team of T&C Planning, Punjab entrusted with the task of planning and designing of one million new township RanjitGarh near Ludhiana.
• Replanning and Redesigning of Sub- city center Sector 34, Chandigarh –Project awarded by Chandigarh Administration.
• Planning of Residential sectors of 61,63,64,69 of S.A.S.  Nagar new township.
• Planning & designing of convenient shopping in residential sector 48 SAS Nagar.
• Planning of Residential, Commercial,Institutional pockets in SAS Nagar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda, Amritsar under OUVGL scheme as head of planning team of Punjab Urban Development Authority.
• Planning of new food grains, fruit& vegetable markets at Amritsar, Jalandhar, SAS Nagar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana as head of planning team of Deptt. of T&C planning, and Punjab Mandi Board.
• Preparing project brief for city center, sector 62, SAS Nagar.
• Framing Urban legislation of Punjab Regional & Town Planning & Development Act and amendment of Punjab Periphery Control Act.
• Policies related to promoting planned growth in Chandigarh Periphery, simplification of procedures for promoting private participation in setting up colonies in the Punjab, compounding of unauthorized construction and setting up norms for commercial area planning in colonies.
• Evolved planning guidelines for the mega township project for the Govt. of Punjab.
• Team leader for preparation of City Development Plan for development of Jammu city (J&K) under JNNURM

• Vice President, Indian Institute of Architects 2010-12
• Joint Honorary Secretary, Indian Institute of Architects 2008-10
• Chairman Board of Examination, Indian Institute of Architect, Mumbai (2003-08).
• Chairman, Chandigarh-Punjab Chapter of Indian Institute of Architect (2002-06)
• Member under Graduate Board of Studies in the Faculty of Architecture – P.U. Chandigarh for 10 years.
• Past Member, Post-Graduate Board of Studies in the Faculty of Architecture – P.U. Chandigarh, 2 years.
• Member, Board of Studies in Architecture, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.
• Member, Board of Studies in Architecture, Lovely Professional  University, Phagwara.
• Member, Board of Studies in Architecture, Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, J & K.
• Past Member, Board of Studies in the faculty of Architecture and Planning – Guru Nanak Dev University – Amritsar.
• Past-Member, General Council, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
• Convenor/member of Inspection team of council of Architecture for Deptt. of Architecture REC Hamirpur, Priyadarshni College of Engineering & Architecture Nagpur, K.K.G., College of Arch., Ramtek(Maharashtra) and Vivekanand Institute of  Architecture, Pune.
• Member of Building Bye-Laws Committee, constituted by Chandigarh Admn. to review existing Bye-Laws.
• Member of Design Dossier Committee constituted by Chandigarh Admn. for redesigning undeveloped portion of sub-city centre, Sector-34, Chandigarh.
• Co-opted Member of the working group constituted by Planning Commission of India for evolving planning framework for 9th, Five Year Plan.
• Member State Task Force for amending Municipal law in the State of Punjab.
• Member working Group for amending Improvement Trust Act of State of Punjab.
• Member expert group of evolving land norms and standards for setting up agricultural produce markets in the State of Punjab.

• Presented & Published 150-Technical Papers in the International and National level seminars on issues related to Housing, Architecture Urbanization, Environment, Slum, Conservation and Preservation of built environment, heritage, planning and designing of human settlements. 
• Invited by Architectural Society of China to present the paper on Energy Efficient Design of Human Settlement on September 21, 2006 at Beijing, during ACA-12.
• Invited to present paper by the Nepalese Architects Association to present paper on heritage at Kathmandu during ARCASIA. 
• Authored Status Report on Strategy for Urbanization in Punjab.
• Paper on Master Plan – alternatives and efficacies organized by Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India.
• Paper on Chandigarh - 2020 National Seminar organized by Chandigarh Administration.
• Paper on Hyderabad – 2020   National Seminar Organized by Hyderabad Urban Development Authority.
• Co-authored the Document Urban Vision Punjab –2021.