Vijay Nehra, IAS

Vijay Nehra is an  IAS Officer of  Gujarat cadre and presently holding the position of Municipal Commissioner Of Ahmedabad. A Post Graduate from IIT- B, Vijay Nehra also holds the  Masters Degree in Public Policy from University Of California, Berkeley.

He has served as Collector Of Vadodara and Ahmedabad and also as a Joint Secretary in Chief Minister's Office. During his stint as a Vadodara Collector, the Gujarat Government conferred upon him the Best Collector award in 2009 for bringing 12,000 senior citizens under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme. iN cm's Office , Vijay Nehra has implemented even much bigger tasks than he did as a District Collector.

He is known for his razor-sharp efficiency, transparency and messianic zeal in implementing developmental schemes.

While undergoing training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration Mussoorie He got Directors Gold Medal for Highest marks in Management and Behavioral Science and Law.