S. Krishnan | |
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Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India | |
Assumed office 11 September 2023 [1] | |
Minister | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
Preceded by | Alkesh Kumar Sharma |
Additional Chief Secretary,Department of Industries,Investment Promotion &Commerce,Government of Tamilnadu | |
In office 31 August 2023 –31 March 2020 | |
Senior Advisor,Office of the Executive Director for India,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh and Bhutan,International Monetary Fund | |
In office 15 March 2007 –31 January 2011 | |
5th Chairman,Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission | |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 June 1967 |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | St. Stephen's College,Delhi [2] |
Occupation | IAS officer |
Profession | Civil servant |
S. Krishnan is a 1989 batch Tamil Nadu cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. Krishnan was made Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY),by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. [3] He has previously worked as Additional Chief Secretary,Department of Industries,Investment Promotion &Commerce,Government of Tamilnadu from March,2020 to August,2023. [4]
Prior to his present assignment,Krishnan held some key positions in the Government of Tamil Nadu,such as,Additional Chief Secretary,Department of Industries (Tamil Nadu) and Principal Secretary in Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu). [5] [6] He was also the inaugural CEO of Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board and chairman of the Fifth Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission. [7] [2]
He oversees critical initiatives such as: