Dr. Garima Bhagat

Dr. Garima Bhagat is a B.Tech Gold Medalist and a law graduate, with a PhD from IIT Delhi. She is also a 1996 Batch Indian Revenue Service Officer (IRS-IT).

With over 27 years of public service experience in the Government of India, Dr. Bhagat has accumulated extensive expertise in areas such as taxation, anti-corruption, public procurement, administration, and competition law. She has held several significant positions within the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Government of India. Notably, she served as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) at the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and as Joint Director General at the Competition Commission of India. Dr. Bhagat has also been a regular visiting faculty member at various educational and training institutions. Prior to her current role as Joint Secretary (Land System) in the Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India, she served as Commissioner of Income Tax in Delhi.

Presently she is holding the position of Joint Secretary (LS) in in the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. She is also a Part-Time Official Director (Government Nominee Director) on the Board of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) and Advance Weapon and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL).