Defence secy Rajesh Kumar Singh will get addl cost of DRDO chairman as Samir Kamat retires | India Information
NEW DELHI: Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has been given further cost of the posts of secretary, Division of Defence Analysis and Improvement, and chairman of the Defence Analysis and Improvement Organisation (DRDO) as the present DRDO chief Samir V Kamat is retiring.Singh will take over the extra duties from Might 31 because the Appointments Committee of the Cupboard (ACC) issued the orders on Friday night.Throughout Kamat’s tenure as DRDO chairman since Aug 2022, the analysis organisation centered on structural reforms, advancing cutting-edge applied sciences like quantum computing and stealth unmanned fight aerial automobiles, and accelerating indigenous programs for the armed forces.Kamat pushed for developments within the electromagnetic plane launch system (EMALS), indigenous electrical propulsion for warships, and heightened space-based Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). His tenure additionally witnessed the growth of 15 DRDO business academia centres of excellence to steer translational analysis.A 1989-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre and the present defence secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh took over as defence secretary at South Block on Nov 1, 2024. Earlier than assuming the put up, he had taken cost as OSD (defence secretary-designate) on Aug 20, 2024. Previous to his appointment as defence secretary, Singh served as Secretary within the Division for Promotion of Business and Inside Commerce from April 24, 2023, to Aug 20, 2024. Earlier than it, Singh had earlier held a number of key positions, together with director (works and concrete transport) within the ministry of city growth, commissioner (Lands) in DDA and joint secretary within the ministry of petroleum and pure gasoline.
