Shri Apurva Chandra IAS (Maharashtra 1988) presently Principal Secretary (Industries), Government of India in the cadre has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production vice Smt Surina Rajan IAS (Haryana 1985) .
Shri Apurva Chandra A civil engineer, Shri Chandra completed his masters & structural engineering from IIT Delhi. He has a long experience working with the Govt. of Maharashtra and the Govt. of India dealing with issues related to industries.
Shri Chandra has spent more than seven years in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in the Government of India. He has been involved in framing policies in regards to fuel supplies to industries, supply logistics, transportation, storage & distribution of fuel products, etc.
He was directly associated with natural gas transportation infrastructure, setting up of city gas distribution companies, LNG import terminals, and allocation of gas to industries. Shri Chandra has served on the board of directors of Maharatna PSU, GAIL (India) Ltd and Petronet LNG Ltd. In the State Government, Shri Chandra has been associated with the development of sugar sector in the state including establishment of co generation plants & ethanol plants.
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