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Ashok Kumar Gupta is Secretary (Defence Production)

Issue No. 11 | June 1-15, 2015
Ashok Kumar Gupta

Ashok Kumar Gupta (1981 batch Tamilnadu Cadre) who was special secretary in the Department of Defence Production today took over as the new Secretary, (Defence Production), succeeding Shri G Mohan Kumar. Gupta is a Post-Graduate in Public Administration from Syracuse University (USA) and an M. Phill degree holder in Defence & Strategic studies from Madras University.

He has worked in various capacities in different Ministries and Departments including Health and Family Welfare, Defence, Industry and Commerce, Small Scale Industries, Urban Development, Personnel and Shipping.