Service: Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 1993 batch, Madhya Pradesh cadre
Current Position: Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (since August 2024)
🎓 Career Background & Qualifications
- A 1993-batch MP-cadre IAS officer, she took over as Secretary of the Corporate Affairs Ministry in August 2024.
- Prior to that, she served as Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Authority, overseeing large-scale digital health initiatives.
🏛️ Role & Agenda as Corporate Affairs Secretary
In her current position, Ms. Mukherjee leads the nation’s corporate governance and regulatory framework, with key areas of focus including:
- Drafting and implementing the Digital Competition Bill, to modernize corporate regulation in the digital economy.
- Building “IBC 2.0”, a revised Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aimed at improving creditor recovery and faster resolution processes.
- Strengthening the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLTs) to enable better corporate dispute resolution.
- Rolling out the Competition Act, 2023, aimed at preventing monopolistic practices and ensuring competitive markets.
Since taking office, she has also been involved in key high-level discussions, including exploring strategic initiatives to create home-grown professional service firms—dubbed “India’s Big 4”—under PMO guidance.
đź“ť Summary
Ms. Deepti Gaur Mukherjee is a seasoned bureaucrat who brings rich administrative experience from both health and corporate governance sectors. As Secretary of Corporate Affairs, she is playing a pivotal role in reshaping India’s business environment, insolvency frameworks, and digital-age competition laws.