Rajesh Kumar Singh takes charge as DPIIT secretary

Rajesh Kumar Singh takes charge as DPIIT secretary

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 26 2023

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Rajesh Kumar Singh, 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, assumed the charge of secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
Singh replaces Anurag Jain, who has been appointed as secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Jain is also a 1989 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Jain is from the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
Prior to taking charge as DPIIT secretary, Singh was serving as secretary, the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
He has held many important positions in the Union Government as Commissioner - DDA, Joint Secretary - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Joint Secretary - Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare and Chief Vigilance Officer - Food Corporation of India.
He has also held important positions in the State Government as Secretary, Urban Development and Finance Secretary, Government of Kerala.
In the year 2019, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) was renamed as Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
It is administered by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It is a nodal government agency to formulate and implement development strategies for the industrial sector, along with other socio-economic objectives and national priorities.

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