Ajay Kumar appointed as Defence Secretary

The government has appointed Ajay Kumar as Defence Secretary. Ajay Kumar, is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre and is currently serving as Secretary, Department of Defence Production. 

He will succeed Sanjay Mitra, upon completion of his term. The Appointments Committee of



the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the appointments yesterday.

Brij Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as Secretary to the Lokpal and Subash Chandra as Secretary of Department of Defence Production.