Aramane Girdhar IAS, new secretary to ministry of road transport and highways

April 29, 2020: The central government has appointed Aramane Girdhar IAS as the new secretary to the ministry of road transport and highways along with the major reshuffling in secretary portfolios approved by the appointments committee of the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The current secretary to the ministry, Sanjeev Ranjan was transferred as the new secretary at the ministry of shipping.

Aramane Girdhar is a 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, now serving as the additional secretary in the cabinet secretariat. He has also been a Jt Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas during 2012-14.

An M Tech in Civil Egg from IIT Madras, he also holds a Masters Degree in Economics. He has undergone training in finance and banking matters at Singapore and France, apart from the IIM Bangalore, IIFT New Delhi and Tata Mgt Trg Centre, Pune. Aramane has also worked in the government of Andhra Pradesh at various positions including field and policy level and has vast experience in organisational and finance matters.