Sanjay Mitra appointed new Defence Secretary

25 May, New Delhi

Sanjay Mitra has taken over as Defence Secretary from G. Mohan Kumar.

An officer of the 1982 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), West Bengal cadre, Mitra is a post-graduate in physics and economics.

He will have a two-year tenure.

Mitra was earlier Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Chief Secretary of West Bengal.