Earlier, She was serving as Director General (Tourism) in the Ministry of Tourism. Ms. Mugdha Sinha, is a 1999 batch India Administrative Services (IAS) officer of the Rajasthan cadre. She brings 26 years of experience in public policy and international trade negotiations. Before her role as Director General in the Ministry of Tourism, she served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, where she led the GLAM Division and successfully organised three major events in 2023.
She has previously been the Managing Director of Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) and Managing Director of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). As Director General of Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) she conceptualized the Astro Night Sky Tourism—an initiative that gained national popularity and led to the declaration of Hanle in Ladakh as India’s first Dark Sky Reserve.
