Senior IAS officer Amardeep Singh Bhatia has been appointed as the new Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Prior to this appointment, Bhatia was serving as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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Amardeep Singh Bhatia takes charge as Secretary, DPIIT
IAS Amardeep Singh Bhatia has assumed the charge of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Amardeep Singh Bhatia replaces Rajesh Kumar Singh IAS, who has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Department of Defence.
Prior to this, Amardeep Singh was serving as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
About Amardeep Singh Bhatia Secretary, DPIIT
Amardeep Singh Bhatia is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer of 1993 Batch from Nagaland cadre.
In the State Government of Nagaland, Bhatia has handled Departments of Planning & Coordination, Health & Family Welfare, Environment & Forest, Municipalities and Local Self Government and Home amongst others.
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In the Central Government, IAS Amardeep Bhatia has held many important positions in the Ministries of Corporate Affairs and Health & Family Welfare.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) was established in the year 1995 and was reconstituted in the year 2000 with the merger of the Department of Industrial Development. The department was earlier called Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion and was renamed as DPIIT in January, 2019.
Role Of DPIIT
The role of DPIIT is to promote Industrial Development of the Country by facilitating investment in new and upcoming technology, accelerate & foreign direct investment and support a balanced development of industries & trade.
Static Current Affairs related to DPIIT for upcoming exams
- Full form of DPIIT: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- Minister responsible: Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Secretary: Amandeep Singh Bhatia
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