Biography: Shri Pritam Singh, IAS (1984 Rajasthan cadre) has joined as the new Director General of the National Archives of India on 4 December, 2017 in the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. Shri Singh is a Post Graduate in Economics and is an Electronics Engineer. A seasoned bureaucrat, he has served in various capacities both in the cadre State and in the Centre, such as Land Revenue Management & District Administration, Agriculture and Dairy, Industries, Finance, Social Justice and Empowerment, Urban Development, Heavy Industries, Transport, Science & Technology and Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He has made significant contribution both in terms of setting goals and objectives and achieving them. He has contributed immensely to institution building in the respective departments that he served during his tenure and has the credit of bringing probity in the governance.
