New Delhi, Apr 24 (IANS): Rajesh Kumar Singh, a 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, has assumed the charge as secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in the commerce ministry.
He replaces Anurag Jain, who has been appointed as secretary in the road transport department.
Singh was serving as secretary in the department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying prior to his new posting.
He has held many important positions in the union government, some of these include commissioner - DDA, joint secretary in the petroleum ministry, joint secretary in the Agriculture ministry and Chief Vigilance Officer in Food Corporation of India among others.