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Who has assumed charge as the Secretary of the Ministry of Coal in October 2024?
Answer : Option C
Explanation
Shri Vikram Dev Dutt has assumed charge as the Secretary of the Ministry of Coal.
He is a 1993-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre.
Before this role, he served as the Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
He succeeds Shri VL Kantha Rao, who is currently the Secretary of the Ministry of Mines and has an additional charge of the Ministry of Coal.
Prior to Shri Rao, Shri Amrit Lal Meena was the Secretary of the Ministry of Coal.