{"id":1012,"date":"2026-05-30T16:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2026-05-30T16:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:13:05","slug":"defence-secretary-given-additional-charge-of-drdo-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/defence-secretary-given-additional-charge-of-drdo-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Secretary given additional charge of DRDO Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : <\/strong>Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has been given additional charge of the posts of secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development, and chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as the current DRDO chief Samir V Kamat is retiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/188588.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/188588.png 400w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/188588-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/188588-390x220.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Singh will take over the additional responsibilities from May 31 as the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) issued the orders on Friday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Kamat\u2019s tenure as DRDO chairman since Aug 2022, the research organisation focused on structural reforms, advancing cutting-edge technologies like quantum computing and stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicles, and accelerating indigenous systems for the armed forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 1989-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre and the current defence secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh took over as defence secretary at South Block on Nov 1, 2024. Before assuming the post, he had taken charge as OSD (defence secretary-designate) on Aug 20, 2024. Prior to his appointment as defence secretary, Singh served as Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade from April 24, 2023, to Aug 20, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has been given additional charge of the posts of secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development, and chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as the current DRDO chief Samir V Kamat is retiring. 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