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{{Short description|IAS officer and Defence Secretary of India}}
{{About|||Rajesh Kumar Singh (disambiguation){{!}}Rajesh Kumar Singh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rajesh Kumar Singh
| image = File:Rajesh Kumar Singh, Defence Secretary.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| office = 40th [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary of India]]
| predecessor = [[Giridhar Aramane]]
| successor =
| appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| term_start = 1 November 2024
| term_end =
| term_start1 = 1 May 2023
| term_end1 = 31 October 2024
| office1 = Secretary <br> [[Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade]]
| predecessor1 = Anurag Jain
| successor1 = Amardeep Singh Bhatia
| office2 = Secretary <br> Animal Husbandry and Dairying
| predecessor2 = Atul Chaturvedi
| successor2 = Alka Upadhyaya
| term_end2 = 30 April 2023
| term_start2 = 1 September 2022
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|11|24|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil List of IAS Officers |url=https://dtf.in/wp-content/files/Civil_List_of_IAS_Officers_-_Appendix_A_-_Combined_Gradation_List_of_IAS_Officers_appointed_on_the_result_of_annual_competitive_Exam._As_on_01.01.2014-civillist.ias.nic.in.htm |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=dtf.in |archive-date=17 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917155047/https://dtf.in/z0f76a1d14fd21a8fb5fd0d03e0fdc3d3cedae52f?wsidchk=11969816 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bihar]], India
| alma_mater =
| spouse =
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]
| profession = [[Civil service|Civil servant]]
| native_name =
| awards =
}}

'''Rajesh Kumar Singh''' (born 24 November 1964) is a 1989-batch [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer from the [[Kerala]] cadre. Singh was appointed the 40th [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary of India]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] and has been serving in the position since 1 November 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nicdc.in/index.php/about/board-of-directors|title=Board of Directors-NICDC|website=nicdc.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajesh-kumar-singh-to-be-new-defence-secretary-as-top-bureaucrats-reshuffled-101723883938936.html
|title=Rajesh Kumar Singh to be new defence secretary as top bureaucrats reshuffled|language=en|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Govt appoints Rajesh Kumar Singh as Defence Secretary |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/govt-appoints-rajesh-kumar-singh-as-defence-secretary-441840-2024-08-16 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/acc-approves-18-transfers-rajesh-kumar-singh-to-be-defence-secretary-9518529/
|title=ACC approves 18 transfers, Rajesh Kumar Singh to be Defence Secretary
|language=en|website=Indian express.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/govt-appoints-dpiit-secy-rajesh-kumar-singh-as-new-defence-secretary-check-full-list-of-other-key-appointments/articleshow/112571919.cms|title=Govt appoints DPIIT Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh as new Defence Secretary. Check full list of other key appointments|language=en|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref> He earlier served as [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary]], [[Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade]] (DPIIT), and also as Secretary of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2023 |title=Rajesh Kumar Singh takes charge as new DPIIT secretary |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/rajesh-kumar-singh-takes-charge-as-new-dpiit-secretary/articleshow/99729691.cms?from=mdr |access-date=17 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

In his career, Singh also served as Director of Works and Urban Transport in the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2 November 2024 |title=Rajesh Kumar Singh Takes Charge As Defence Secretary |url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/rajesh-kumar-singh-takes-charge-as-defence-secretary-537932 |access-date=17 March 2025 |website=BW Businessworld}}</ref> Other positions Singh has held include Commissioner (Lands) in the [[Delhi Development Authority]], [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|Joint Secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas]], Joint Secretary in the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, and the Chief Vigilance Officer of the [[Food Corporation of India]].<ref name=":0" /> In his early career in the [[Government of Kerala|Kerala government]], Singh's posts included Urban Development Secretary and Finance Secretary.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:Defence secretaries of India]]
[[Category:District magistrate]]
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:People from Muzaffarpur]]

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