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Aparna Subramani assumes charge of Secretary, Dept. of Pharmaceuticals
She has also served as the Principal Secretary to the then Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel.
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By ICN Bureau | October 01, 2020
Aparna Subramani, an IAS officer from the Gujarat cadre 1988, today assumed the charge of Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
She has succeeded PD Vaghela who has recently joined as Chairperson, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
In 2017, she was appointed to the post of Executive Director, World Bank, representing the Constituency of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In 2019, she was given a proforma promotion as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) while she was on deputation in Washington DC as Executive Director, World Bank.
She has also served as the Principal Secretary to the then Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel.
Her academic qualifications are M.Sc. (Zoology), M. Phil. (Energy & Environment) and an MBA in International Finance.
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