New Delhi, Nov 3, 2025

Senior IAS officer Sanjay Garg has assumed charge as the Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards, the national standards body of India, with effect from November 1 this year, according to an official statement issued on Monday.

Garg, a 1994 batch Kerala cadre officer, brings vast and diverse administrative experience spanning over three decades with expertise in strategic planning, policy formulation and implementation across various sectors, including agriculture, food logistics, defence industry sector, industrial promotion, finance and various social sectors at the state and national levels.

Prior to joining the Bureau of Indian Standards as DG, he served as Additional Secretary, DARE (Department of Agriculture, Research and Education) and Secretary,

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