Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, IAS (KL:89) has assumed the charge of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry vice Shri Anurag Jain, lAS (MP:89) consequent upon his appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Prior to this, he was serving as Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.

Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1989 Batch from Kerala cadre. He has held many important positions in the Union Government as Commissioner - DDA, Joint Secretary - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Joint Secretary - Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare and Chief Vigilance Officer – Food Corporation of India. He has also held important positions in the State Government as Secretary, Urban Development and Finance Secretary, Government of Kerala.

Administrative appointment: Secretary role at Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade filled, marking a senior civil service transfer. Administrative appointment: Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh has assumed the office of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, succeeding the previous Secretary who moved to another central ministry. The notice records this senior-level transfer within the central civil service and summarizes the officer's qualifying administrative experience, including prior secretarial leadership in the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying and various central and state-level senior postings.