Anil Mukim is a senior civil servant in the Government of India

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, holding the position of Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industry in New Delhi

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. He was the municipal commissioner of the city of Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

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, in the state of Gujarat, India

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 until early 2006, overseeing reforms to electronic service delivery via improvements to government information technology networks.

Mukim was a 1985 batch IAS

Indian Administrative Service

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 officer. His first posting was as Sub Divisional Magistrate in Bhuj

Bhuj

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, the headquarters of Kutch district, between 1986-89. He was appointed district collector

District collector

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 of Vadodara

Vadodara district

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 in 1998, and targeted taxation and administrative reform and a crackdown on illegal land grabs.

As district collector of Kutch during the 2001 Gujarat earthquake

2001 Gujarat earthquake

The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26, 2001, India's 52nd Republic Day, at 08:46 AM local time and lasted for over two minutes. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India...

, Mukim oversaw the early delivery of aid and equipment to affected villages but then called for further aid deliveries to cease as they encouraged a "relief mentality" which would delay a return to normal life. He has lectured on crisis management for the corporate sector, and the economic benefits of India's Special Economic Zones, and is Chairman of the government-sponsored Sports Goods Export Promotion Council which assists in export marketing for Indian-made sports apparel and equipment.

He is the father of two daughters by the name of Priyanka and Prashansa.