Amidst a major bureaucratic rejig at the Centre, Dr Rajendra Kumar who has been presently serving as the Director General, ESIC under the Ministry of Labour has been transferred along with 22 other officers. Following the approval of transfer orders from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), Dr Kumar has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Earlier in the present month, Dr Kumar had been made the DG, ESIC under the Minstry of Labour. Prior to this, he served as the Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)