Neeraj Mittal

Neeraj Mittal
Dr Neeraj Mittal
Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India
Assumed office
24 November 2025
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byPankaj Jain
Telecom Secretary of India
In office
1 September 2023 – 21 November 2025
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byK Rajaraman
Succeeded byAmit Agrawal
Principal of Information Technology Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
May 2021 – September 2023
Appointed byGovernment of Tamil Nadu
Personal details
Born (1967-12-17) 17 December 1967
Alma mater(B.Tech) IIT Kanpur
(MBA) Cranfield University
(PhD) Ohio State University
OccupationBureaucrat

Neeraj Mittal (born 17 December 1967, Tamil: நீரஜ் மித்தல்) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1992 batch from Tamil Nadu cadre, who is currently serving as the Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India since November 2025. Previously, he has served as Telecom Secretary of India. He has previously served in various positions in the Government of Tamil Nadu. Prior to this he had a brief stint at World Bank Group.