G Mohan Kumar takes over as Defence Secretary

May 25, 2015 15:09

G Mohan Kumar today took over as the new Defence Secretary, succeeding RK Mathur, who laid down office yesterday. Belonging to the 1979 batch of IAS, Odisha cadre, Kumar is a post-Graduate in Chemistry and an MBA from UK. He has worked in various ministries and departments including Steel, Water Resources, Rural Development, Fisheries, Export Development and VAT Administration.

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