Sunil Arora on Monday assumed charge as the Secretary of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Prior to his appointment at the I&B Ministry, he was Secretary at the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship. Arora has in the past held senior positions both at the Centre and State governments. At the Centre he has worked in Ministries/Departments such as Finance, Textiles and Planning Commission. He also served as Joint Secretary in Ministry of Civil Aviation during 1999-2002 and was the CMD, Indian Airlines for five years. He has held senior positions in the Rajasthan government in the past.