Giridhar Aramane

Giridhar Aramane
39th Defence Secretary of India
In office
31 October 2022 – 31 October 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byAjay Kumar
Succeeded byRajesh Kumar Singh[1]
Secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highway
In office
1 May 2020 – 31 October 2022
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded bySanjeev Ranjan
Succeeded byAlka Upadhyaya
Personal details
Born (1963-06-12) 12 June 1963 (age 61)
Kurnool,Andhra Pradesh, India
SpouseGayatri Aramane
Alma materJNTU, Hyderabad
IITM
Kakatiya University
OccupationIAS officer
ProfessionCivil servant

Giridhar Aramane (born 12 June 1963) is a retired 1988 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre, who served as the 39th Defence Secretary of India a position he has held from 31 October 2022 till 31 October 2024.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Aramane was born in 1963 in Kurnool of Andhra Pradesh, India.[2]

He completed his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, and his M.Tech. from IIT Madras. He also holds an M.A. (Economics) from Kakatiya University, Warangal.[5]

Career

Aramane has holds many government post in his career. He previously served Secretary in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Aramane has served as 39th Defence Secretary of India from 1 November 2022 till 31 October 2024.[6]

In Andhra Pradesh Government, He was holds Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat and he looks at the Exploration Division in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and was Executive Director in-charge of inspections in Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Govt appoints Rajesh Kumar Singh as Defence Secretary". Business Today. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  2. ^ a b "Shri Giridhar Aramane's profile". cgda.nic.in.
  3. ^ "SHRI GIRIDHAR ARAMANE, IAS". iiitb.ac.in.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Defence,Who's Who, Department Of Defence". mod.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Andhra cadre IAS Giridhar Aramane takes charge as new defence secretary". India Today.
  6. ^ "Andhra cadre IAS Giridhar Aramane takes charge as new defence secretary". business-standard.com.
  7. ^ "Giridhar Aramane takes charge as Defence Secretary". The Hindu.