Shri Apurva Chandra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, is an IAS Officer from Maharashtra Cadre (1988). He has done Diploma in Business Finance from ICFAI and B.Tech (Civil Engineering) and M.Tech (Structural Engineering) from IIT, Delhi.

During his IAS career spanning over two decades, he has worked on various assignments in Government of India and Government of Maharashtra. He has contributed a lot in all the areas that he has served as Controller of Rationing of Mumbai and Commissioner, Sugar in Maharashtra and was responsible for the operations of the crucial sugar sector in Maharashtra. He was actively involved in the process of leasing of sick cooperatives mills, co-generation of power from bagasse and production of ethanol for the bio-fuel programme.