Arun Baroka has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers vice Arti Ahuja, lAS upon her appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Baroka is a 1990-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre. Presently, he is Special Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Baroka is an Electrical Engineering graduate from IIT, Delhi. He also has MBA (Marketing and Systems) from IIM, Kolkata.