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nGaurav Goyal isnan IAS officer of 2006 batch of Rajasthan Cadre. He is widely regarded as onenof the best performing civil servants of India. He has done marvelous work asnCollector of Barmer where he single handedly transformed a draught prone areanwith proper implementation of MGNREGA. In fact, proponent of this employmentnscheme name Gaurav and Barmer as an example of the power of MGNREGA. Onlynrecently, he was awarded by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his stupendousnwork during the demonetization phase and making Ajmer one of the top fivendistricts in the country in adopting and adapting cashless/digitalntransactions.
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nGaurav Goyalncame into the news in 2006 not just because of cracking UPSC Civil ServicesnExamination, but also because of doing so at a very young age.
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nProfile of GauravnGoyal
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nGaurav Goyal wasnborn in 1984 in Sikar to Mr. Ramesh and Ranjana Goyal. He did schooling fromnVidya Bharti Public School, Sikar and later did Intermediate from thenprestigious Birla Public School, Pilani. He took admission in KirorimalnCollege, Delhi University from where he has done B. Com. He has also taken M.Sndegree with Financial Management. He worked with a big investment company fornfew months and was planning to go to the USA when his mother asked him to staynhere in India. That’s when Gaurav decided to try his hand at Civil ServicesnExam.
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nGuarav startednpreparation for UPSC Civil Services during his final years at Delhi University.nThe environment of North Campus was already there to motivate him. He workednhard and cracked the prestigious exam in his very first attempt. He had securednAll India Rank of 10. Needless to say, Gaurav Goyal was the youngest officer ofnhis batch.
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nWife and Familynof Gaurav Goyal
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nThere is nondenying that Gaurav Goyal is a popular personality not only in Rajasthan, butnthroughout India. Youngsters look forward to him for inspiration.nUnfortunately, there is very little information available in the public domainnabout the personal life of Gaurav Goyal. We only know that Gaurav Goyal isnmarried and has two sons. He is living in Ajmer with wife and sons.
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