Overview
- The appointment took effect on November 1, 2025, according to an official statement.
- Sanjay Garg is a Kerala-cadre IAS officer from the 1994 batch with over three decades of administrative experience.
- He previously served as Additional Secretary in DARE and as Secretary of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
- His tenure at DARE and ICAR featured IT-driven reforms in research management and the expansion of the Kisan Sarathi portal connecting farmers with agricultural scientists.
- BIS, India’s national standards body, handles standard-setting, quality certification, conformity assessment and hallmarking, with the Director General representing India in international forums such as the IEC.