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Dr. B. Rajender takes charge as LBSNAA's 28th director
LBSNAA is a special school in India where future government leaders are trained.
A new head of this school has been chosen, and his name is Dr. B. Rajender.
He began working as a government officer in 1995, a very long time ago.
Before this job, he worked in many towns in a part of India called Bihar.
He helped with farming, money, and helping people who need support.
For a few years, he lived in Rome, Italy, where he helped India work with other countries on farming.
He is also a scientist, which makes him good at solving problems carefully.
He is the 28th person to lead this school since it opened in 1959.
His job is to help train the people who will run India's government in the future.
Dr. B. Rajender, a 1995 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Bihar cadre, took charge as the 28th director of LBSNAA on 31 July 2026.
He joined the academy on central deputation at the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.
Rajender's career spans district administration in Bihar, state government departments, and joint secretary roles in the central Ministries of Water Resources and Agriculture.
From 2019 to 2022, he served at the Indian Embassy in Rome, representing India in international agricultural cooperation.
A scientist by training, he has held additional charge as principal secretary of Bihar's Labour Department since June 2023.
- Who
- Dr. B. Rajender, a 1995 batch IAS officer from the Bihar cadre, appointed as the new director of LBSNAA.
- What
- He took charge as the 28th director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, India's premier institution for training civil servants.
- Where
- Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, India
- When
- 31 July 2026
- Why
- To lead the academy that trains India's future bureaucrats and help shape the future leadership of the country's civil services.
Key facts
- New Director
- Dr. B. Rajender
- Position
- 28th Director of LBSNAA
- Took Charge
- 31 July 2026
- Service
- Indian Administrative Service, 1995 batch, Bihar cadre
- Rank
- Secretary to the Government of India (central deputation)
- Academy Established
- 1959
- Location
- Mussoorie
- Training Background
- Scientist
Quotes
Noopur Jha
IAS officer and Bihar Information & Public Relations Department official
“"His belief in a ‘nameless, faceless bureaucracy’ is why it is extremely difficult to know about his work through the media and social networks. So I use the old-fashioned way of speaking to him at length and learning from his way of working."”
theprint.in
Sources
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