IAS Piyush Goyal Assumes Charge As Secretary, Ministry of Mines

IAS officer Piyush Goyal has assumed charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Mines. Before being appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Mines, Goyal was serving as Chief Executive Officer of NATGRID under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Goyal is a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Nagaland cadre.

IAS Piyush Goyal Assumes Charge As Secretary, Ministry of Mines

IAS Piyush Goyal Appointed As Secretary, Ministry of Mines

IAS officer Piyush Goyal has been appointed as Secretary of the Ministry of Mines. Piyush Goyal succeeds V.L. Kantha Rao, IAS (1992 batch), who is currently serving as Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

Piyush Goyal took over the appointment of new Secretary of the Ministry of Mines, New Delhi with effect from 4th September 2025.

Before being appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Mines, Goyal was serving as Chief Executive Officer of NATGRID under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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About IAS Piyush Goyal 

Piyush Goyal was born on 1st July 1972. Goyal is a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Nagaland cadre.

He holds a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh and an M.Tech from IIT Delhi.

IAS Goyal serves as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Static Current Affairs related to Ministry of Mines for upcoming exams

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Minister of Mines: G. Kishan Reddy
• Minister of State: Satish Chandra Dubey
• Secretary: Piyush Goyal, IAS