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  1. Sanjay Mitra (born 6 May 1959) is a retired 1982 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of West Bengal cadre. He served as Defence Secretary of India, and prior to that as Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary, and the Chief Secretary of West Bengal.

  2. Feb 25, 2023 · Sanjay Mitra was a career civil servant belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. He is an alumnus of Delhi University and Kennedy School, Harvard. He was the Head of civil service in West Bengal, and subsequently Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in the Government of India.

  3. May 25, 2017 · Sanjay Mitra (born 6 May 1959) is a retired 1982 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of West Bengal cadre. He served as Defence Secretary of India, and prior to that as Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary, and the Chief Secretary of West Bengal.

    • A Bengali from Delhi, Sanjay Mitra is a 1982 batch IAS officer belonging to West Bengal cadre.
    • Between 2016 and 2017, he was union secretary in the ministry of road transport and highways.
    • And on Wednesday (May 10, 2017) he joined the defence ministry as ODS. He will be elevated as defence secretary on May 24, according to an ACC order spelling out his appointment to South Block.
    • Between 1991 and 1993, he was district magistrate in North 24 Parganas district before joining the Central government again — this time as deputy secretary in rural development ministry (1993-95).
  4. Mitra, a low-profile civil servant, came in for praise for handling several crises, including the controversy over the Rafale jet fighter deal.

  5. Sanjay Mitra, 1982 batch IAS and West Bengal chief secretary has been appointed as new secretary, ministry of road transport and highways in place of Vijay Chhibber, 1978 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IAS who is retiring on December 31, 2015.

  6. Jun 11, 2021 · Sanjay Mitra. ISSUE DATE: Jun 21, 2021 | UPDATED: Jun 11, 2021 18:32 IST. In his second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi completely reshaped the defence ministry architecture, going well beyond the demands of the armed forces and the national security community.