Senior IAS officer G Mohan Kumar has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary. He will be replace Radha Krishna Mathur, a 1977 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS officer, who is completing his tenure on May 28. Mohan Kumar was a 1979 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre. He is currently holding the position of Secretary in Department of Defence Production. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Kumar as Defence Secretary for a period of two years.
In his career, Kumar had served in Commerce Ministry, Ministry of Water Resources, and also as Steel Secretary. Kumar will be replaced by Ashok Kumar Gupta, a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. Gupta is Special Secretary in Department of Defence Production.
Tidbits
The Defence Secretary as head of the Department of Defence is the senior most civil servant and is responsible for co-ordinating the activities of the four Departments in the Ministry.
Heads of the three services of Indian Armed Forces
- Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) — General Dalbir Suhag
- Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) — Admiral Robin Dhowan
- Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) — Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
GK Questions
- Who is the current Chief Scientific Advisor and Director General DRDO? Avinash Chander
- Who is the current Defence Minister of India? Manohar Parrikar
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