Vinod Zutshi appointed

Tourism Secretary

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has announced the appointment of Vinod Zutshi as the new Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. He succeeds Dr Lalit Panwar, who retired from service last month. A Rajasthan cadre IAS officer of 1982 batch, Zutshi was Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India prior to his elevation as Secretary-Tourism. A post-graduate in Business Administration and an MBA, Zutshi started his career as an SDO in Rajasthan in 1984 and had been Managing Director, Industries, Secretary for Education, Agriculture, etc. in his home cadre Rajasthan. He was also Secretary Tourism, Rajasthan, and Chairman, Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) between 2004 and 2007 in Rajasthan. On Central deputation since 2009, Zutshi has been OSD and subsequently Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India.