Sanjeev Chopra has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre.
As per the notification, his appointment is with effect from October 31, 2022. He will succeed Sudhanshu Pandey, who retired on October 31. Under Pandey’s tenure, as a food secretary, India has emerged as the world’s largest producer and second-largest exporter of sugar.
Sanjeev Chopra completed his B.Com Honours and M.B.A. from FMS, Delhi University. Later, he completed his LL.B. from Utkal University Bhubaneswar and M.Sc from the London School of Economics & Political Science.
Sanjeev Chopra started his career as Sub Collector in Baripada (Odisha). He served as District Collector and District Magistrate in Koraput, Odisha from 1995 to 1997. He served as Director/Deputy Secretary in the Technical Education & Training Department during 1999-2000. He handled the State Co-Operative Banks during 2000-2004 in the capacity of Managing Director. From 2007-2014, he served in LBSNAA, Mussoorie as Sr Deputy Director/Jt. Director. From 2015 up to October 2022, he has served under the Government of Odisha as Chairman Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation Ltds. Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation and Odisha Mining Corporation. He has also served as Secretary to Government in Departments such as Industries, General administration, Agriculture and Home.
He has been rewarded by the Government of India with the National e-Governance Award for Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation in the Year 2020 and 2021.
(News has been updated on November 2, 2022 with inputs from PIB press release)
