[New Delhi]G Mohan Kumar,Took Over as the New Defence Secretary
This appointment comes as a birthday gift for Kumar who will turn 60 on May 27. But, instead of retirement, now he will have a two-year tenure.
He Is the man who was leading Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative in the defence sector
Belonging to the 1979 batch of IAS, Odisha Cadre, Kumar is a post-graduate in Chemistry and earned his MBA in the UK.
He has worked in various ministries and departments including Steel, Water Resources, Rural Development, Fisheries, Export Development and VAT Administration.
His predecessor R K Mathur laid down his office yesterday.
Kumar, a Keralite, was the Secretary, Defence Production since September 1, 2014 before taking over as the Defence Secretary.
He was the key man in working out the policies and framework for ‘Make in India’ initiative in the defence sector.
Meanwhile, Ashok Kumar Gupta (1981- batch Tamilnadu Cadre) who was special secretary in the Department of Defence Production today took over as the new Secretary, (Defence Production) succeeding Kumar.
He is a post-graduate in Public Administration from Syracuse University (the US) and holds an M Phill degree in Defence & Strategic studies from Madras University
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Shri G. Mohan Kumar taking over as the new Defence Secretary, in New Delhi on May 25, 2015.