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Sanjay Garg, IAS assumes the charge of Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards

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Newdelhi:3/11/25: Sanjay Garg, a senior civil servant of the IAS-1994 batch from the Kerala cadre, has assumed charge as the Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India, with effect from 1 November 2025.

Shri Garg brings vast and diverse administrative experience spanning over three decades with expertise in strategic planning, policy formulation, and implementation across various sectors, including agriculture, food logistics, defence industry sector, industrial promotion, finance, and various social sectors at the State and National levels.

Before joining BIS as DG, he served as Additional Secretary, DARE (Department of Agriculture, Research and Education) and Secretary, Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR).  In DARE and ICAR, he spearheaded the digital transformation through the application of IT in Research Management and Administration.  He also played a pivotal role in scaling up and expanding of Kisan Sarathi portal, which connects farmers directly to agricultural scientists

His experience includes management and administration of World Bank Projects in India, promotion and deregulation of the defence industry sector, other industrial promotion initiatives, including promotion of leather industry sector. As the Director General of BIS, Shri Garg will also serve as the President of India’s national committee in IEC

 

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