Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant)

Rajesh Kumar Singh
40th Defence Secretary of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 November 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byGiridhar Aramane
Personal details
Born (1964-11-24) 24 November 1964 (age 59)[1]
Muzaffarpur,Bihar, India
OccupationIAS officer
ProfessionCivil 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] Prior to it he served as Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

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  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.