Service: Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 1993 batch, Rajasthan cadre
Current Position: Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (since January 2025)
Additional Role: Chairperson, Central Pollution Control Board (additional charge since appointment)
🎓 Career Overview
Shri Tanmay Kumar is a senior IAS officer with extensive experience in environmental governance. After joining the service in 1993, he held various roles in environmental administration and regulation before becoming Joint Secretary and later Additional Secretary in the EF&CC ministry.
In January 2025, he was appointed Secretary of EF&CC, the administrative head responsible for national environment and forest policy.
📌 Key Responsibilities & Initiatives
- Environmental Regulation & Policy: Oversees project clearance mechanisms, Coastal Regulation Zone management, Environmental Impact Assessment protocols, ecologically sensitive area notifications, and coordination on Nature-based Missions like LiFE.
- Pollution Control: As ex‑officio Chairperson of the Central Pollution Control Board, he leads efforts on pollution management and industrial regulation.
- Conservation & Biodiversity Advocacy: Actively promotes biodiversity awareness, recently inaugurating exhibitions and launching campaigns related to the Global Biodiversity Framework and initiatives like “Plant4Mother.”
- Transparency & Coordination: Heads media, legal, and administrative divisions; coordinates with the judiciary (including NGT), UN programs (e.g., UNDP), and inter-ministry environmental actions.
📝 Summary
Shri Tanmay Kumar brings a focused and reform-driven approach to environmental stewardship in India. As EF&CC Secretary and CPCB Chairperson, he plays a central role in balancing development with ecological integrity, strengthening regulatory frameworks, and advocating biodiversity conservation.