Anurag Jain, a 1989-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh. Prior to this, he was serving as the Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and had additional responsibilities as the Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
Jain has held key positions such as Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, and Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). His governance experience, particularly in Madhya Pradesh where he worked closely with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has honed his leadership abilities.
Throughout his career, Jain has contributed to various sectors, notably urban development as Chairman of the National Review and Monitoring Committee at RCUES Lucknow, transportation through his leadership of the PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan initiative, and industry and trade during his tenure at DPIIT.
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An IIT-Kharagpur graduate with a master’s degree in public administration from Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA, Jain’s extensive background positions him as a highly accomplished bureaucrat.
