Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant)
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Rajesh Kumar Singh | |
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40th Defence Secretary of India | |
Assumed office 1 November 2024 | |
Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
Succeeded by | Giridhar Aramane |
Personal details | |
Born | Muzaffarpur,Bihar, India | 1 July 1967
Occupation | IAS officer |
Profession | Civil servant |
Rajesh Kumar Singh (born 1 July 1967) is a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Kerala cadre who has been appointed as the 40th Defence Secretary of India by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. He will take over the charge from Giridhar Aramane after the latter's term ends on 1 November 2024.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rajesh Kumar Singh to be new defence secretary as top bureaucrats reshuffled". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Govt appoints Rajesh Kumar Singh as Defence Secretary". Business Today. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "ACC approves 18 transfers, Rajesh Kumar Singh to be Defence Secretary". Indian express.com.
- ^ "Govt appoints DPIIT Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh as new Defence Secretary. Check full list of other key appointments". The Economic Times.