NEW DELHI: Mr. Sudhanshu Pant, IAS, has been designated as the Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways with effect from 1st December 2022. He will take over as the new Secretary, Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways from the current Secretary Mr. Sanjeev Ranjan upon his superannuation on 31st January 2023.
Mr. Sudhansh Pant is an IAS officer of 1991 batch from the Rajasthan cadre and holds a B.Tech (Hons.) degree from IIT Kharagpur. He holds a B. Tech (Hons.) degree from IIT Kharagpur.
In the early years of his service, he has served as Collector & District Magistrate in the districts of Jaisalmer, Jhunjhunu, Bhilwara and Jaipur. He was also the Chairman and Managing Director of the State Power Transmission Corporation, the State Power Distribution Companies and the State Renewable Energy Corporation. He has been Secretary in the Mines and Petroleum Department in Government of Rajasthan besides having worked as Commissioner of the Jaipur Development Authority and Secretary in the Urban Local Bodes and Housing Department.
He has a long experience in working in the Cooperative Sector and has headed several Co-operative Federations.
He was also the Joint Secretary in the Department of Pharmaceuticals looking after Pharmaceuticals Policy, Planning, Development of Pharma Industry, Research and Development in Pharma sector, Pricing and International Cooperation issues.
He has received several awards from the Government of Rajasthan, Government of India and the Election Commission of India for meritorious achievement in different fields during the course of his career.
