Giridhar Aramane takes charge as new defence secretary

Seasoned bureaucrat Giridhar Aramane on Tuesday assumed cost as the brand new defence secretary at a time the federal government has been specializing in modernising the three providers. Aramane, a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was serving as secretary of the ministry of highway transport and highways previous to his new project.

Earlier than taking cost, Aramane laid a wreath on the Nationwide Warfare Memorial and paid homage to the fallen heroes.

“We draw inspiration from these bravehearts and promise to work in the direction of fulfilling their dream of constructing India a secure and affluent nation,” he stated.

Aramane succeeded Ajay Kumar, who retired from service on Monday.

In his 32-year profession as an IAS officer, Aramane has held numerous essential positions within the central authorities in addition to the Andhra Pradesh authorities.

He additionally served as an extra secretary within the cupboard secretariat. Aramane sorted the exploration division within the ministry of petroleum and pure gasoline and was government director in-charge of inspections within the Insurance coverage Regulatory and Improvement Authority (IRDA).

He’s a B Tech in Civil Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological College, Hyderabad, and M Tech from IIT, Madras.

He additionally did MA (Economics) from Kakatiya College, Warangal.