New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Rajesh Agrawal today assumed charge of Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry today here, an official statement said.

Agrawal is an 1994-batch IAS officer has three decades of experience in governance, policy making, and implementation across diverse sectors, including skilling, human resource development, apprenticeship, power, fertilizer, agriculture, and MSMEs.

Prior to this current assignment, he was overseeing India’s trade negotiations with various countries under Free Trade Agreements.

Agrawal was the Chief Negotiator for the India–US Bilateral Trade Agreement, Indo-Pacific Economic Forum, India–Australia CECA, and review of the ASEAN FTA, the statement added.

Moreover, Agrawal was also in charge of export promotion for the a

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