Vipul Bansal is new PS to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Vipul Bansal has been appointed as Private Secretary to the Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, for a period up to January 26, 2022.

The appointment of the Karnatka cadre IAS officer of 2005 batch as PS to the Defence Minister is at the Deputy Secretary level on lateral shift basis.