An officer of the 1995 batch of IAS, Mr. Singh has diverse experience of administration, managing law and order, implementing development programs, and of policy formulation at Central Government with regard to use of Technology for improving Governance. Abhishek Singh, a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Nagaland cadre, took charge today as the Director General of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. He will also continue to serve in his current role as Additional Secretary in the Ministry. Abhishek Singh is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch with experience in various domains of governance and technology. He is currently posted as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, with responsibilities of AI, cyber security and digital skilling. Abhishek Singh, a former IAS turned actor scripted history by becoming the first Indian bureaucrat to walk the prestigious red carpet at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. His journey from bureaucracy to Bollywood began in 2020 when he made his acting debut with the short film, titled Char Pandrah. He also played a brief and significant role in the Netflix series Delhi Crime Season 2. Now, the ex-bureaucrat has made his silver screen debut with the film "1946: Direct Action Day", and now making ...
