Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant)

Rajesh Kumar Singh
40th Defence Secretary of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2024
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded by	Giridhar Aramane
Secretary of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
In office 1 May 2023 – 31 October 2024
Preceded by	Anurag Jain
Succeeded by	Amardeep Singh Bhatia
Secretary of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
In office 1 September 2022 – 30 April 2023
Preceded by	Atul Chaturvedi
Succeeded by	Alka Upadhyaya
Personal details
Born	(1964-11-24) 24 November 1964 (age 60)[1] Muzaffarpur,Bihar, India
Occupation	IAS officer
Profession	Civil servant

Rajesh Kumar Singh (born 24 November 1964) is a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Kerala cadre who is appointed as 40th Defence Secretary of India by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet and is currently serving from 1 November 2024 onwards.[2][3][4][5][6] Before, he served as Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and previously served as Secretary of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.Prior, to stint he served in various positions in the Kerala government.

References

1. "Civil List of IAS Officers". dtf.in. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
2. "Board of Directors-NICDC". nicdc.in.
3. "Rajesh Kumar Singh to be new defence secretary as top bureaucrats reshuffled". Hindustan Times.
4. "Govt appoints Rajesh Kumar Singh as Defence Secretary". Business Today. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
5. "ACC approves 18 transfers, Rajesh Kumar Singh to be Defence Secretary". Indian express.com.
6. "Govt appoints DPIIT Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh as new Defence Secretary. Check full list of other key appointments". The Economic Times.