He was selected as a member of the
Indian Civil Service in 1939 and served as
District Collector of
Farrukhabad and
Aligarh.
Ministry of Defence He served as 11th
Defence Secretary of India (1973 to 1975) and also as
Secretary to the Government of India in Department of Defence Production (DDP) from 1968 to 1970.
Ministry of Home Affairs As Home Secretary, he played a crucial role during the
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He then became
Defence Secretary, a post he occupied between 1973 and 1975. He was also chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh, and was deputised to build relations between India and Nepal in 1951 as Adviser to the
King of Nepal.
Ministry of Health He served as
Secretary to the Government of India in
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from 1966 to 1968.
Others After retirement, he was affiliated with the
Public Interest Legal Support and Research Trust, Shankara Vidya Kendra, Federation of Indo-German Society in India, and an NGO,
Common Cause. ==Political career==