THE wait is finally over. Pradeep Kumar, a 1972 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre and presently secretary, department of defence production under the ministry of defence will be India’s next defence secretary. He would take over from Vijay Singh, a 1970 batch MP cadre IAS who is due to superannuate on July 31, 2009. Mr Kumar will have a tenure of two years from the date of taking over the charge of the post.
babu blogger in a post dated June 20, 2009, said that Mr Kumar is “believed to be the front-runner for the post thanks to his experiences in defence department for sometime now.”
Know Your Babu
Name : Pradeep Kumar,
Cadre: Haryana cadre IAS
Batch: 1972
Educational Qualifications
Masters in Economics
Major Postings
a) Joint Secretary in the ministry of heavy industries & public enterprises, New Delhi from September 20, 1997 to September 11, 2002
b) Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhavan, New Delhi
(From April, 10, 2003 to December 19, 2003)
c) Additional secretary, Mines & Minerals, Coal
(From December 19, 2003 to June 23, 2006)
d) Chairman, National Highways Auth of India (NHAI),
(From October 4,2006 to July 30, 2007)
e) Secretary, department of disinvestment, Ministry of Finance
(From July 30, 2007 to August 1, 2008)
f) Secretary, defence production
(From February 2, 2008 till now)
Foreign degree
MSc in economics and social science, from UK (1986)
