Former IAS Officer P K Mishra to Continue as Principal Secretary to PM Modi

Former IAS officer P K Mishra has been re-appointed as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr P.K. Mishra, IAS (Retired) as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister with effect from June 10, 2024. His appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders whichever is earlier.

Principal Secretary post

Principal secretary is a post in state governments and the central government of India. The position holder is generally a senior Indian Administrative Service officer or other senior civil servants. Principal secretaries generally are the administrative heads of departments in a state government. They can also be deputed to central government in the post of a Joint secretary. The post of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India was created during the tenure of Indira Gandhi as prime minister. The Principal Secretary to PM is the head of the Prime Minister’s Office. He/she holds the rank and status of Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India. Additionally, some prime ministers also appoint an additional principal secretary, who too holds the rank and status of Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India.

About P.K Mishra

Pramod Kumar Mishra (born 11 August 1948), often abbreviated P. K. Mishra. He did his M.A. in economics with a first class at the Delhi School of Economics in 1972. He later did an M.A. in Development economics in 1990 and a Ph.D. in Economics/Development Studies from the University of Sussex. He is the 13th and current principal secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. He is a 1972 batch Indian Administrative Service officer belonging to Gujarat cadre. During 2001–2004, Mishra has also served as the principal secretary to Narendra Modi, when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.