Uday Kumar Varma, who had earlier served as Special Secretary in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, was appointed as Secretary, Information and Broadcasting, succeeding Raghu Menon who retired at the end of September.

Uday Kumar Varma is a senior Indian Administrative Service Officer from Madhya Pradesh belonging to the 1976 batch. He was serving as Secretary, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Ministry.

Uday Varma's appointment has been cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet