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Pradeep Kumar will take over Vijay Singh as the Secretary in the Defence Ministry. Thus information was given in New Delhi on Tuesday. He is currently the Secretary of Defence Production.
According to an official statement, Kumar tenure will before two years from the date he takes charge. Vijay Singh retires on 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.
