Giridhar Aramane (born 12 June 1963) is a retired 1988 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre, who served as the 39th Defence Secretary of India a position he has held from 31 October 2022 till 31 October 2024.[2][3][4]
Giridhar Aramane | |
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| 39th Defence Secretary of India | |
| In office 31 October 2022 – 31 October 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Ajay Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Kumar Singh[1] |
| Secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highway | |
| In office 1 May 2020 – 31 October 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Sanjeev Ranjan |
| Succeeded by | Alka Upadhyaya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1963 Kurnool,Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Spouse | Gayatri Aramane |
| Alma mater | JNTU, Hyderabad IITM Kakatiya University |
| Occupation | IAS officer |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Early life and education
editAramane was born in 1963 in Kurnool of Andhra Pradesh, India.[2]
He completed his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, and his M.Tech. from IIT Madras. He also holds an M.A. (Economics) from Kakatiya University, Warangal.[5]
Career
editAramane has holds many government post in his career. He previously served Secretary in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Aramane has served as 39th Defence Secretary of India from 1 November 2022 till 31 October 2024.[6]
In Andhra Pradesh Government, He was holds Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat and he looks at the Exploration Division in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and was Executive Director in-charge of inspections in Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Govt appoints Rajesh Kumar Singh as Defence Secretary". Business Today. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b "Shri Giridhar Aramane's profile". cgda.nic.in.
- ^ "SHRI GIRIDHAR ARAMANE, IAS". iiitb.ac.in.
- ^ "Ministry of Defence,Who's Who, Department Of Defence". mod.gov.in.
- ^ "Andhra cadre IAS Giridhar Aramane takes charge as new defence secretary". India Today.
- ^ "Andhra cadre IAS Giridhar Aramane takes charge as new defence secretary". business-standard.com.
- ^ "Giridhar Aramane takes charge as Defence Secretary". The Hindu.