Brijesh Kumar Patel (IES: 2017) Joins Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs as APS

Mr. Brijesh Kumar Patel, a 2017-batch Indian Economic Service (IES) officer, has been relieved from his current duties to take on a high-profile role as Additional Private Secretary (APS) to the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs. His transition to the personal staff of the Minister marks a strategic shift from core departmental economic analysis to a role involving high-level coordination, policy assistance, and political-administrative bridge-building within one of the government’s most infrastructure-heavy ministries.