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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post = Defence Secretary
| post = Defence Secretary
| body = India
| native_name = ''भारत के रक्षा सचिव''
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 110
| flagsize = 110
| flagborder= yes
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| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
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| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| insigniacaption = Emblem of India
| reports_to =  
| reports_to = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]]
*[[Parliament of India]]
| residence = 15, [[New Moti Bagh]], [[New Delhi]]<ref name=":Defence Secy. residence">{{Cite web|url=http://mod.nic.in/sites/default/files/Detailsrm.pdf|title=Telephone numbers and addresses of top executives in Defence Ministry|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Union Council of Ministers|Council of Ministers of India]]
*[[Prime Minister of India]]
*[[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister of India]]
| residence = 7, [[New Moti Bagh]], [[New Delhi]]<ref name=":Defence Secy. residence">{{Cite web|url=http://mod.nic.in/sites/default/files/Detailsrm.pdf|title=Telephone numbers and addresses of top executives in Defence Ministry|access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
| seat = [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]<br />[[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|South Block, Cabinet Secretariat]]<br />[[Raisina Hill]]<br />[[New Delhi]]
| seat = [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]<br />[[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|South Block, Cabinet Secretariat]]<br />[[Raisina Hill]]<br />[[New Delhi]]
| appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| appointer_qualified =  
| appointer_qualified =  
| termlength = {{raise|0.0em|Two years, term can be extended.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/02/09/stories/2005020906041100.htm|title=Fixed tenure planned for Home, Defence Secretaries|last=Khare|first=Harish|date=February 8, 2005|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=January 10, 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/sep/22fixed.htm|title=Fixed tenure for defence, home secretaries|date=September 22, 2005|website=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=January 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/fixed-tenure-for-defence-home-secretaries/324513|title=Fixed tenure for Defence, Home Secretaries|date=September 22, 2005|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|access-date= January 17, 2018}}</ref>
| termlength = {{raise|0.0em|Two years, term can be extended.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/02/09/stories/2005020906041100.htm|title=Fixed tenure planned for Home, Defence Secretaries|last=Khare|first=Harish|date=February 8, 2005|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=January 10, 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/sep/22fixed.htm|title=Fixed tenure for defence, home secretaries|date=September 22, 2005|website=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=January 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/fixed-tenure-for-defence-home-secretaries/324513|title=Fixed tenure for Defence, Home Secretaries|date=September 22, 2005|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|access-date= January 17, 2018}}</ref>
| incumbent = [[Ajay Kumar (civil servant)|Ajay Kumar]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| incumbent = [[Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant) |Rajesh Kumar Singh]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| incumbentsince = 23 August 2019
| incumbentsince = 1st November, 2024
| image = File:The Secretary (Defence Production), Dr. Ajay Kumar, in New Delhi on July 04, 2019 (cropped).jpg
| image = File:Rajesh Kumar Singh, Defence Secretary.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| succession =  
| succession =  
| inaugural = G. S. Bhalja, [[Indian Civil Services|ICS]]
| inaugural = G. S. Bhalja, [[Imperial Civil Service|ICS]]
| formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1947|07|21}}
| formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1947|07|21}}
| member_of = [[Strategic Policy Group]]<br />Committee of [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretaries]] on Administration<br />Defence Acquisition Council<br />[[Defence Planning Committee]]<br />Defence Procurcement Board (as ''Chairman'')<br />Defence Production Board<br />[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
| member_of = [[Strategic Policy Group]]<br />Committee of [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretaries]] on Administration<br />Defence Acquisition Council<br />[[Defence Planning Committee]]<br />Defence Procurcement Board (as ''Chairman'')<br />Defence Production Board<br />[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
| salary = {{INRConvert|225000}} monthly<ref name="7 Pay Commission Report" /><ref name=":India Today 7CPC">{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets/1/703452.html|title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?|date=June 29, 2016|editor-last=Biswas|editor-first=Shreya|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref>
| salary = {{INRConvert|225000}} monthly<ref name="7 Pay Commission Report" /><ref name=":India Today 7CPC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29|title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?|date=June 29, 2016|editor-last=Biswas|editor-first=Shreya|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://www.mod.nic.in/|Official Website}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.mod.nic.in/|Official Website}}
| department = [[File:Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg|25px|border|Ministry of Defence (India)]] [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]
| department = [[File:Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg|25px|border|Ministry of Defence (India)]] [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]
| native_name = Rakṣā Saciva
| body =
}}
}}
{{Politics of India}}
{{Politics of India}}
The '''Defence Secretary''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Rakṣā Saciva'') is the administrative head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]. This post is held by a senior [[Indian Administrative Service]] of the rank of [[secretary to the Government of India]]. The current Defence Secretary is [[Ajay Kumar (civil servant)|Ajay Kumar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=192758|title=ACC appointments|date=2019-08-21|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=SpokespersonMoD|number=1164874563630407680|title=Defence Secretary @drajaykumar_ias felicitating his predecessor Shri Sanjay Mitra at his farewell in New Delhi, today.|date=2019-08-23}}</ref>
The '''defence secretary''' ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]: ''Rakṣā Saciv'') is the administrative head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]. This post is held by a senior [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer of the rank of [[secretary to the Government of India]]. The current defence secretary is Shri. [[Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant) |Rajesh Kumar Singh]] IAS.<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>


As a [[secretary to the Government of India]], the Defence Secretary ranks 23rd on [[Indian order of precedence]], along with all other Secretaries to the Government of India, and [[Lieutenant Generals]] in the grade of Army Commander.<ref name="rajyasabha2">{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf|title=Order of Precedence|date=July 26, 1979|work=[[Rajya Sabha]]|publisher=President's Secretariat|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref>
As a [[secretary to the Government of India]], the Defence Secretary ranks 23rd on [[Indian order of precedence]], along with all other secretaries to the Government of India, and [[lieutenant general]]s in the grade of army commander.<ref name="rajyasabha2">{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf|title=Order of Precedence|date=July 26, 1979|work=[[Rajya Sabha]]|publisher=President's Secretariat|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref>


== Powers, responsibilities and postings ==
== Powers, responsibilities and postings ==
Defence Secretary is the administrative head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], and is the principal adviser to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] on all matters of policy and administration within the Ministry of Defence.<ref name="CSMOP India">{{cite web|url=http://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/CSMOP_0_0.pdf|title=Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure - 14th Edition (2015)|publisher=[[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (India)|Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension]]|page=6|access-date=15 November 2016}}</ref>
{{Indian Armed Forces sidebar}}
The defence secretary is the administrative head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], and is the principal adviser to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|minister of defence]] on all matters of policy and administration within the Ministry of Defence.<ref name="CSMOP India">{{cite web|url=http://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/CSMOP_0_0.pdf|title=Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure - 14th Edition (2015)|publisher=[[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (India)|Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension]]|page=6|access-date=15 November 2016}}</ref>


The role of Defence Secretary is as follows:
The role of defence secretary is as follows:
* To act as the administrative head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)#Department of Defence|Ministry of Defence]]. The responsibility in this regard is complete and undivided.<ref name="Governance India">{{cite book|title=Governance in India (2nd Edition)|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]|pages=3.1–3.10}}</ref>
* To act as the administrative head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)#Department of Defence|Ministry of Defence]]. The responsibility in this regard is complete and undivided.<ref name="Governance India">{{cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]|pages=3.1–3.10 |edition=2nd }}</ref>
* To act as the chief adviser to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] on all aspects of policy and administrative affairs.<ref name="Governance India" />
* To act as the chief adviser to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|defence minister]] on all aspects of policy and administrative affairs.<ref name="Governance India" />
* To represent the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] before the [[Public Accounts Committee]] of the [[Parliament of India]].<ref name="Governance India" />
* To represent the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] before the [[Public Accounts Committee]] of the [[Parliament of India]].<ref name="Governance India" />
* The Defence Secretary is responsible for coordinating the activities of the other departments (Department of Defence Production, [[Department of Military Affairs]], Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare and [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|Department of Defence Research and Development]]) in the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mod.gov.in/dod/about-department-defence-0|title=About DoD|website=Department of Defence, [[Government of India]]|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
* The defence secretary is responsible for coordinating the activities of the other departments (Department of Defence Production, [[Department of Military Affairs]], Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare and [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|Department of Defence Research and Development]]) in the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mod.gov.in/dod/about-department-defence-0|title=About DoD|website=Department of Defence, [[Government of India]]|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
* To act as the [[Primus inter pares|first among equals]] among the [[Secretary to the Government of India|secretaries]] in the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]].
* To act as the [[Primus inter pares|first among equals]] among the [[Secretary to the Government of India|secretaries]] in the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]].


== Emolument, accommodation and perquisites ==
== Emolument, accommodation and perquisites ==
The Defence Secretary is eligible for a [[diplomatic passport]]. The official earmarked residence of the Defence Secretary is 7, [[New Moti Bagh]], [[New Delhi]], a Type-VIII [[bungalow]].<ref name=":Defence Secy. residence" />
The defence secretary is eligible for a [[diplomatic passport]]. The official earmarked residence of the defence secretary is 7, [[New Moti Bagh]], [[New Delhi]], a Type-VIII [[bungalow]].<ref name=":Defence Secy. residence" />


The salary and emolument in this rank is equivalent<ref name="Army Pay Rules2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.nic.in/sites/default/files/ArmyPayRules.pdf|title=Army Pay Rules, 2017|date=May 3, 2017|work=[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], [[Government of India]]|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> to [[Chief secretary (India)|chief secretaries]] of state governments and to [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]/commanders and officers in the rank of Lieutenant General and its equivalents in the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Army Pay Rules2" />
The salary and emolument in this rank is equivalent<ref name="Army Pay Rules2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.nic.in/sites/default/files/ArmyPayRules.pdf|title=Army Pay Rules, 2017|date=May 3, 2017|work=[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], [[Government of India]]|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> to [[Chief secretary (India)|chief secretaries]] of state governments and to [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]/GOC-in-C and its equivalents in the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Army Pay Rules2" />
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|+'''Defence secretary monthly pay and allowances'''
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!Base salary as per the [[7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) and Defence Forces|7th Pay Commission]] (per month)
!Pay matrix level
!Pay matrix level
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|{{INRConvert|225000}}
|{{INRConvert|225000}}
|Pay level 17
|Pay level 17
|<ref name="7 Pay Commission Report">{{cite web|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|title=Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India|publisher=Seventh Central [[Pay Commission]], [[Government of India]]|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|archive-date=November 20, 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":India Today 7CPC" />
|<ref name="7 Pay Commission Report">{{cite web|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|title=Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India|publisher=Seventh Central [[Pay Commission]], [[Government of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|archive-date=November 20, 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":India Today 7CPC" />
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== List of Defence Secretaries ==
== List of defence secretaries ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+List of Union Defence Secretaries<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mod.gov.in/dod/defence-secretaries%20|title=Defence Secretaries (Page 1)|website=Department of Defence, [[Government of India]]|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mod.gov.in/dod/defence-secretaries%20?page=1|title=Defence Secretaries (Page 2)|website=Department of Defence, [[Government of India]]|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mod.gov.in/dod/defence-secretaries%20?page=2|title=Defence Secretaries (Page 3)|website=Department of Defence, [[Government of India]]|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
|+List of defence secretaries
!S. No.
!S. No.
!Name
!Name
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|-
|1
|1
|G. S. Bhalja
|[https://sites.google.com/view/wikisearch-com/home G. S. Bhalja]
|21 July 1947
|21 July 1947
|6 October 1947
|6 October 1947
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|[[Shashi Kant Sharma]]
|[[Shashi Kant Sharma]]
|14 July 2011
|14 July 2011
|22 May 2013
|{{dts|2013|5|24}}
|-
|-
|35
|35
|[[R. K. Mathur]]
|[[R. K. Mathur]]
|25 May 2013
|{{dts|2013|5|25}}
|24 May 2015
|{{dts|2015|5|24}}
|-
|-
|36
|36
|[[G. Mohan Kumar]]
|[[G. Mohan Kumar]]
|25 May 2015
|{{dts|2015|5|25}}
|24 May 2017
|{{dts|2017|5|24}}
|-
|-
|37
|37
|[[Sanjay Mitra (civil servant)|Sanjay Mitra]]
|[[Sanjay Mitra (civil servant)|Sanjay Mitra]]
|25 May 2017
|{{dts|2017|5|25}}
|23 August 2019
|{{dts|2019|8|22}}
|-
|-
|38
|38
|[[Ajay Kumar (civil servant)|Ajay Kumar]]
|[[Ajay Kumar (civil servant)|Ajay Kumar]]
|23 August 2019
|{{dts|2019|8|23}}
|{{dts|2022|10|31}}
|-
|39
|[[Giridhar Aramane]]
|{{dts|2022|11|1}}
|{{dts|2024|10|31}}
|-
|40
|[[Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant) |Rajesh Kumar Singh]]
|{{dts|2024|11|1}}
|''[[Incumbent]]''
|''[[Incumbent]]''
|}
|}
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Cabinet Secretary of India]]
* [[Cabinet Secretary of India]]
* [[Secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing]]
* [[Home Secretary of India]]
* [[Home Secretary of India]]
* [[Foreign Secretary of India]]
* [[Foreign Secretary of India]]
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
{{Refbegin|30em}}
{{Refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite book|title=Indian Administration (6th Edition)|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]}}
* {{cite book|title=Indian Administration|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2000|edition=6th |isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]}}
* {{cite book|title=Governance in India (2nd Edition)|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]}}
* {{cite book|title=Governance in India|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|edition=2nd |isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]}}
{{refend}}
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[[Category:Indian government officials]]
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Defence Secretary of India
भारत के रक्षा सचिव
Emblem of India
Flag of India
Incumbent
Rajesh Kumar Singh, IAS
since 1st November, 2024
Ministry of Defence (India) Ministry of Defence
Member ofStrategic Policy Group
Committee of Secretaries on Administration
Defence Acquisition Council
Defence Planning Committee
Defence Procurcement Board (as Chairman)
Defence Production Board
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Reports toDefence Minister
Residence15, New Moti Bagh, New Delhi[1]
SeatMinistry of Defence
South Block, Cabinet Secretariat
Raisina Hill
New Delhi
AppointerAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Term lengthTwo years, term can be extended.[2][3][4]
Inaugural holderG. S. Bhalja, ICS
Formation21 July 1947; 79 years ago (1947-07-21)
Salary₹225,000 (US$3,200) monthly[5][6]
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The defence secretary (ISO: Rakṣā Saciv) is the administrative head of the Ministry of Defence. This post is held by a senior Indian Administrative Service officer of the rank of secretary to the Government of India. The current defence secretary is Shri. Rajesh Kumar Singh IAS.[7]

As a secretary to the Government of India, the Defence Secretary ranks 23rd on Indian order of precedence, along with all other secretaries to the Government of India, and lieutenant generals in the grade of army commander.[8]

Powers, responsibilities and postings[edit | edit source]

Template:Indian Armed Forces sidebar The defence secretary is the administrative head of the Ministry of Defence, and is the principal adviser to the minister of defence on all matters of policy and administration within the Ministry of Defence.[9]

The role of defence secretary is as follows:

Emolument, accommodation and perquisites[edit | edit source]

The defence secretary is eligible for a diplomatic passport. The official earmarked residence of the defence secretary is 7, New Moti Bagh, New Delhi, a Type-VIII bungalow.[1]

The salary and emolument in this rank is equivalent[12] to chief secretaries of state governments and to Vice Chief of the Army Staff/GOC-in-C and its equivalents in the Indian Armed Forces.[12]

Defence secretary monthly pay and allowances
Base salary as per the 7th Pay Commission (per month) Pay matrix level Sources
₹225,000 (US$3,200) Pay level 17 [5][6]

List of defence secretaries[edit | edit source]

List of defence secretaries
S. No. Name Assumed office Demitted office
1 G. S. Bhalja 21 July 1947 6 October 1947
2 H. M. Patel 7 October 1947 20 July 1953
3 B. B. Ghosh 21 July 1953 12 November 1953
4 M. K. Vellodi 13 November 1953 13 June 1957
5 O. Pulla Reddy 14 June 1957 21 November 1962
6 P. V. R. Rao 21 November 1962 3 April 1965
7 A. D. Pandit 4 April 1965 4 August 1965
(5) P. V. R. Rao 5 August 1965 31 December 1966
8 V. Shankar 1 January 1967 2 November 1968
9 H. C. Sarin 3 November 1968 7 December 1970
10 K. B. Lall 8 December 1970 18 May 1973
11 Govind Narain 19 May 1973 31 May 1975
12 D. R. Kohli 1 June 1975 31 March 1977
13 Gian Prakash 4 April 1977 26 March 1978
14 S. Banerjee 27 March 1978 3 July 1979
15 J. A. Dave 9 July 1979 10 April 1980
16 K. P. A. Menon 5 May 1980 11 August 1981
17 P. K. Kaul 12 August 1981 30 June 1983
18 S. M. Ghosh 26 July 1983 25 June 1984
19 S. K. Bhatnagar 6 July 1984 31 May 1988
20 T. N. Seshan 1 June 1988 22 February 1989
21 Naresh Chandra 22 February 1989 21 March 1990
22 Narinder Nath Vohra 21 March 1990 6 April 1993
23 K. A. Nambiar 6 April 1993 6 June 1996
24 T. K. Banerjee 5 August 1996 31 May 1997
25 Ajit Kumar 31 May 1997 1 January 1999
26 T. R. Prasad 1 January 1999 20 October 2000
27 Yogendra Narain 20 October 2000 30 June 2002
28 Subir Dutta 20 June 2002 4 July 2003
29 Ajay Prasad 14 July 2003 30 June 2004
30 Ajai Vikram Singh 1 July 2004 31 July 2005
31 Shekhar Dutt 1 August 2005 31 July 2007
32 Vijay Singh 1 August 2007 31 July 2009
33 Pradeep Kumar 1 August 2009 14 July 2011
34 Shashi Kant Sharma 14 July 2011 May 24, 2013
35 R. K. Mathur May 25, 2013 May 24, 2015
36 G. Mohan Kumar May 25, 2015 May 24, 2017
37 Sanjay Mitra May 25, 2017 August 22, 2019
38 Ajay Kumar August 23, 2019 October 31, 2022
39 Giridhar Aramane November 1, 2022 October 31, 2024
40 Rajesh Kumar Singh November 1, 2024 Incumbent

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Telephone numbers and addresses of top executives in Defence Ministry" (PDF). Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ Khare, Harish (February 8, 2005). "Fixed tenure planned for Home, Defence Secretaries". The Hindu. Retrieved January 10, 2018.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "Fixed tenure for defence, home secretaries". Rediff.com. September 22, 2005. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Fixed tenure for Defence, Home Secretaries". Outlook. September 22, 2005. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India" (PDF). Seventh Central Pay Commission, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Biswas, Shreya, ed. (June 29, 2016). "7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?". India Today. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Govt appoints Rajesh Kumar Singh as Defence Secretary". Business Today. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  8. ↑ "Order of Precedence" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. President's Secretariat. July 26, 1979. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure - 14th Edition (2015)" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension. p. 6. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd ed.). Noida: McGraw Hill Education. pp. 3.1–3.10. ISBN 978-9339204785.
  11. ↑ "About DoD". Department of Defence, Government of India. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
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