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{{short description|Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India}}
{{Paid contributions|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Neeraj Mittal
| caption = Dr Neeraj Mittal
| occupation = [[Bureaucrat]]
| image = Neeraj Mittal IAS.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1967|12|17}}
| birth_place = [[Uttar Pradesh|UP]], [[India]]
| office = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary of]] [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India]]
| predecessor = Pankaj Jain
| appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| term_start = 24 November 2025
| office1 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Telecom Secretary of India]]
| term_start1 = 1 September 2023
| term_end1 = 21 November 2025
| predecessor1 = K Rajaraman
| successor1 = Amit Agrawal
| appointer1 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| office2 = [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal of Information Technology]] [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| appointer2 = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start2 = May 2021
| term_end2 = September 2023
| alma_mater = ([[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]]) [[IIT Kanpur]]<br>([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) [[Cranfield University]]<br>([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) [[Ohio State University]]
}}

'''Neeraj Mittal''' (born 17 December 1967, [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: நீரஜ் மித்தல்) is an [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service officer]] of the 1992 batch from [[Tamil Nadu]] cadre, who is currently serving as the [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary of]] the [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India]] since November 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2025-11-21 |title=Centre announces top-level bureaucratic reshuffle; Neeraj Mittal appointed Petroleum and Natural Gas secretary |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-announces-top-level-bureaucratic-reshuffle-neeraj-mittal-appointed-petroleum-and-natural-gas-secretary/article70306323.ece |access-date=2025-11-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Previously, he has served as [[Secretary to the Government of India|Telecom Secretary of India]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rathee |first=Kiran |date=2023-09-07 |title=Neeraj Mittal takes charge as DoT secretary |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/neeraj-mittal-takes-charge-as-dot-secretary/articleshow/103426542.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-12 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He has previously served in various positions in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-13|title=Chennai: Senior bureaucrat moves into pivotal post|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/130519/chennai-senior-bureaucrat-moves-into-pivotal-post.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=New V-C for TN Guidance Bureau|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/new-v-c-for-tn-guidance-bureau/article27109244.ece|access-date=2020-11-30|website=@businessline|date=12 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Prior to this he had a brief stint at [[World Bank Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-05-06|title=Neeraj Mittal appointed Senior Adviser to World Bank ED|url=https://www.tkbsen.in/2015/05/neeraj-mittal-appointed-senior-adviser-to-world-bank-ed/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=The Sen Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tyagi|first=Anil|title=Dr Neeraj Mittal: Senior Advisor to ED, World Bank {{!}} Indian Buzz|url=http://www.indianbuzz.com/dr-neeraj-mittal-senior-advisor-to-ed-world-bank/|access-date=2020-11-30|language=en-us}}</ref>

== Education ==
Mittal is an [[electrical engineering]] graduate from [[IIT Kanpur]], holds an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA degree]] from [[Cranfield School of Management|Cranfield University, UK]] and [[PhD in management|PhD in Economics/MIS]] from [[Fisher College of Business]], [[Ohio State University]], [[United States|USA]], and has several publications to his credit.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dr. Neeraj Mittal IAS Biography|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=15392|access-date=2020-11-30|website=supremo.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Investments in Information Technology: Indirect Eects and Information Technology Intensity|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238072273|journal=ResearchGate}}</ref>

== Career ==
During his [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] career Mittal has served in various key capacities for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. He has extensive experience in policy formulation and execution in e-Governance, Transport, Industrial promotion, Petroleum & Natural gas, Commerce & Industry, and Telecommunications and IT. He had served senior positions such as Director of [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]], Director of [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]], Commissioner of [[List of Tamil Nadu governmental organisations|Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency]].<ref name=":0" />

Mittal served as a [[Senior advisor|Senior Advisor]] to [[Executive director|Executive Director]] of [[World Bank Group]]. He represented countries like India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan at the board of the [[World Bank Group|World Bank]]. He was an active part of corporate governance, voice reform, project approvals and policy formulation of [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development|IBRD]], [[International Development Association|IDA]], [[International Finance Corporation|IFC]], and [[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency|MIGA]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mittal leaves ministry for World Bank|url=http://www.petrowatch.com/synopsis.php?artId=14247&w=1|access-date=2020-12-21|website=PETROWATCH|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-05-06|title=Neeraj Mittal appointed Senior Adviser to World Bank ED|url=https://www.tkbsen.in/2015/05/neeraj-mittal-appointed-senior-adviser-to-world-bank-ed/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=The Sen Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

From 2018 to 2019, Mittal was an [[Adjunct professor|Adjunct Faculty]] at [[Heinz College|School of Public Policy]], [[Carnegie Mellon University]] & taught “Managing change in a disruptive world” at [[Heinz College|Heinz School of Public Policy]]. He has also done extensive research on public policy issues at [[Center for Global Development|Center for Global Development, Washington DC]] during this period.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |title=Fuel Subsidy Reform in Developing Countries: Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG Cooking Gas Subsidy in India |url=https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/fuel-subsidy-reform-developing-countries-india.pdf |journal=Center for Global Development, World Bank Group}}</ref>

He was previously MD & CEO of Guidance Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Team - Guidance Tamil Nadu|url=https://investingintamilnadu.com/ourteam|access-date=2020-11-30|website=investingintamilnadu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Board Of Directors – TIDCO|url=http://tidco.com/board-of-directors/|access-date=2020-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
Mittal took initiatives and his recent engagements include Project Arrow in [[India Post|Department of Post]], e-Biz project in [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Department of Commerce]], world’s largest [[Direct Benefit Transfer|Cash Transfer Program]] in LPG in India (PaHaL)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal|title=LPG Subsidy Reform in India {{!}} Put the right systems in place first|url=http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/441121563519432464/pdf/LPG-Subsidy-Reform-in-India-Put-the-Right-Systems-in-Place-First.pdf|journal=World Bank Group}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Story of the World's Largest Cash Transfer Program – PAHAL - Student Affairs|url=https://heinz.campusgroups.com/HeinzAffairs/rsvp_boot?id=360427|access-date=2020-12-02|website=heinz.campusgroups.com}}</ref> and GiveItUp in [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas]] which leverage technology to simplify processes, improve efficiency, convenience, participation and transparency in Governance. One of his initiative, Project Lakshya, transparency portal that allowed real time visibility of 3 million LPG deliveries per day to LPG consumers received National E-Governance Award.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Petroleum Ministry conferred National E-governance Award|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/petroleum-ministry-conferred-national-e-governance-award/articleshow/27683600.cms|access-date=2020-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-06-11|title=Dr Neeraj Mittal - Hi-tech Check on LPG Pilferage|url=https://egov.eletsonline.com/2014/06/hi-tech-check-on-lpg-pilferage/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=eGov Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Case Study - Project Lakshya|url=https://dokumen.tips/documents/case-study-project-lakshya.html|access-date=2020-12-21|website=dokumen.tips|language=en}}</ref>

Biz Buddy is such an initiative realized by Mittal. It is an industry help desk portal with three primary objectives: Streamlined redressal mechanism for timely resolution of industrial investor’s unsolved issues, Tracking and monitoring of investor issues in a real time manner and Improving Tamil Nadu's investment climate by enhancing the aftercare services provided to industrial investors.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2020-08-28|title=Biz Buddy: Tamil Nadu's faceless grievance redress mechanism for industries|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/biz-buddy-tamil-nadu-s-faceless-grievance-redress-mechanism-for-industries-120082800189_1.html|access-date=2020-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Soon, 224 govt services for businesses just a click away!|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/nov/21/soon-224-govt-services-for-businesses-just-a-click-away-2226064.html|access-date=2020-12-02|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Civil Services of India]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Ohio State University Fisher College of Business alumni]]
[[Category:Alumni of Cranfield University]]

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