Shri Aneish P. Rajan is a Director in the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and an officer of the 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS).

Handles matters relating to national akademis including the Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA), Sahitya Akademi (SA), Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), National School of Drama (NSD), and Kalakshetra Foundation (KF).

Manages the Financial Assistance for Promotion of Guru Shishya Parampara (Repository Grant), Financial Assistance to Cultural Organisations with National Presence (including RK Mission), Culture Function and Production Grant Scheme, and the Artist Pension Scheme for veteran artists