Career
In July 2011, on superannuation, he was appointed as chief vigilance commissioner of India. Pradeep Kumar obtained a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and Masters in Economics and Social Studies from the University of Wales, United Kingdom. In Government of Haryana he served as Director of Industries, Principal Secretary, Power, Irrigation, Science and Technology, Town and Country Planning and Urban Estates departments.
In Government of India he served as Joint Secretary in the Department of Heavy Industry, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Coal, Chairman, National Highways Authority of India, and Secretary (Disinvestment) in the Ministry of Finance.
He has also served on the boards of Bharat Heavy Electricals, Maruti Udyog, Andrew Yule Limited, Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited, Coal India Limited and Neyvelli Lignite Corporation. In the Ministry of Defense, he was Secretary (Defence Production), and Defense secretary.
He was succeed by Shashi Kant Sharma, Bihar cadre,1975 batch, as defense secretary (14 July 2011 – 22 May 2013), who on superannuation was appointed as Comptroller and Auditor General of India. On superannuation Pradeep Kumar was appointed as chief vigilance commissioner(CVC) of India, a statutory appointment, who is head of the Central Vigilance Commission.
He assumed the office from 31 July 2011.
The CVC has a fixed term of four years or till that age of 65, whichever is earlier.
