NEW DELHI: Guruprasad Mohapatra, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer of 1986 batch on Thursday assumed charge as secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

He has taken charge at a time when the department is working on key policies including those on retail and e-commerce. The national industrial policy is awaiting the union cabinet’s nod. 

Prior to this, he was Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI) and had earlier served as joint secretary in the Department of Commerce, where he worked for the promotion of Special Economic Zones, Public Procurement and Project Exports. 

Ravi Capoor, a 1986 batch IAS officer assumed charge of the office of textiles secretary amid a steep decline in exports of cotton yarn, fabrics, made-ups, handloom products and readymade garments due to a fall in demand in importing countries such as China, Bangladesh and South Korea. 

Previously, he was additional chief secretary, Assam. 

Published On : 01-08-2019

Source : Economic Times