New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Narendra Bhooshan (IAS:1992:UP) has assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India. He succeeds Tanmay Kumar (IAS:1993:RJ), who retired on September 30, 2026.
Before this appointment, Bhooshan was serving as Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development. He brings over three decades of administrative experience across the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments.
During his career in Uttar Pradesh, Bhooshan held several senior positions, including Additional Chief Secretary, Energy and Additional Energy Source, and Technical Education. He also served as Principal Secretary in the Public Works Department (PWD), Infrastructure and Industrial Development, IT and Electronics, Science and Technology, and Panchayati Raj departments.
His other assignments in the state included Chief Executive Officer, Greater Noida Authority, and District Magistrate of Mathura, Firozabad and Udham Singh Nagar.
At the Centre, Bhooshan has served as Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI); Mission Director, National Food Security Management; and Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. He also served as Officer on Special Duty at the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Bhooshan holds a graduate degree in Electronics and a master’s degree in International Development Policy from Duke University, USA. His professional training includes programmes related to public finance, infrastructure and climate-change preparedness.
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