New Delhi, May 2 -- Bharat Khera, a 1995-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre who previously served as Additional Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, has taken charge as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

Khera served for over five years as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence (2014-2020), handling Indian Air Force matters, coordinating Republic Day events (2017-2020), and overseeing the Border Roads Organisation and international cooperation.

He was also on the boards of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, Goa Shipyard Limited and Hindustan Shipyard Limited, contributing to defence infrastructure and the...