Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi is New MNRE Secretary

Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi assumed charge as the new Secretary in the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1987 batch, Chaturvedi belongs to Jharkhand cadre and succeeded Anand Kumar in the ministry.

After formally taking charge on Monday, Chaturvedi met senior officers in the department to take stock of the work and issues.

Prior to this appointment, Chaturvedi was Additional Chief Secretary & Additional Secretary in the Climate Change Department in the state of Jharkhand.

Chaturvedi is B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and holds a post-graduation degree in international development from Harvard University. He has worked in the Govt of Jharkhand and Govt of India at various positions including field and policy level. He has also worked as joint secretary or equivalent in the Prime Minister?s Office and Department of Economic Affairs. He has extensive experience of working in other departments like the Planning Commission, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions. He has also undergone training in financial management, community mobilisation and participatory management techniques.