DUGGAL TAKES OVER AS SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES

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Shri V. K. Duggal, an IAS Officer of 1968 Batch, took over today as the Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. Prior to this he was Secretary in the Ministry of Steel. Shri Duggal replaced Shri A. K. Goswami who retired on October 31, 2003.

During his career Shri Duggal has worked in many key positions like Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Delhi, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Director General, Tourism, Government of India and ex-officio Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Culture. He has also worked abroad as Director of the Indian Tea Board at Sydney, Australia (1979-83) and Adviser in the Commonwealth Secretariat, London stationed in Caribean (1989-93).