New Delhi, July 14: Pradeep Kumar, presently Secretary of Defence Production, was on Tuesday named the new Secretary in the Defence Ministry to succeed Vijay Singh.
According to an official statement, Kumar will have a tenure of two years from the date he takes charge. Vijay Singh retires July 31.
A 1972 Haryana cadre Indian Administrative Service officer, Kumar is an electrical engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and a Masters in Economic and Social Studies from the University of Wales.
–IANS