Pramod Kumar Mishra Explained

Pramod Kumar Mishra
Birth Place:Sambalpur, Odisha, India
Birth Date:11 August 1948
Office:Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
Order:13th
Primeminister:Narendra Modi
Predecessor:Nripendra Misra
Alma Mater:Sambalpur University
Delhi School of Economics
University of Sussex
Nationality: India
Module:
Office2:Agriculture Secretary of India
Office1:Chairman of Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission
Termstart:11 September 2019
Termstart1:2 September 2008
Termstart2:1 December 2006
Termend2:31 August 2008
Termend1:11 August 2013
Honorific Prefix:Dr.

Pramod Kumar Mishra (IAST: ; born 11 August 1948), often abbreviated P. K. Mishra, 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. Between 2001 to 2004, Mishra has also served as the principal secretary of Modi, when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Education

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.[1] [2] [3]

Career

On 11 September 2019, he was appointed as the principal secretary of the Prime Minister of India. Apart from serving as the Additional Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, Mishra has served in various key positions for both Indian and Gujarat governments, such as the Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue), Principal Secretary (Agriculture and Cooperation), Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Gujarat, member of the Gujarat Electricity Board, and as the district magistrate and collector of Mehsana and Banaskantha districts in the Government of Gujarat, and as the Union Agriculture Secretary, special secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs, additional secretary in Ministry of Urban Development, and as the member secretary of National Capital Region Planning Board in the Government of India.

After his retirement from the Indian Administrative Service, Mishra was appointed the chairman of Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission by the Chief Minister of Gujarat.[4] [5] [6] His term as the chairman of commission came to an end on 11 August 2013, when he attained the age of 65.[7]

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister

After the election of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India, Mishra was appointed as the Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister, the Government of India's topmost bureaucrat,[8] [9] [10] and was deemed to have been re-employed into the IAS.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

On 11 June 2019, Mishra was re-appointed as Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment along with the re-appointment of Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra with effect from 31 May 2019. These appointments were designated to be co-terminous with the term of the Prime Minister.On 11 September 2019 PK Mishra was appointed as the sole Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India.

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DR. PK Mishra takes charge as Principal Secretary to PM Modi DD News . 2023-03-13 . ddnews.gov.in.
  2. Web site: PK Mishra Is New Principal Secretary To Prime Minister Modi . 2023-03-13 . NDTV.com.
  3. Web site: CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR. P. K. MISHRA . National Symposium on Excellence in Training.
  4. Web site: P K Mishra is back in Gujarat. 8 September 2008. Times of India.
  5. Web site: PK Mishra is GERC chief. 2 September 2008. Times of India. 3 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Union Agriculture Secretary appointed GERC Chairman. 2 September 2008. The Indian Express. 3 September 2017.
  7. Web site: New GERC chief: Panel wants to interview all applicants. Khanna. Rajeev. 26 November 2013. Times of India. 3 September 2017.
  8. Web site: What does the Cabinet Secretary do?. Iype. George. 31 May 2006. Rediff.com. 24 September 2017.
  9. Web site: PK Sinha to be next cabinet secretary: All you should know about India's most powerful bureaucrat. 29 May 2015. Firstpost. Network 18. 6 August 2018.
  10. Web site: From Power Secretary to one of the best bureaucrat. 29 May 2015. Business Line. The Hindu Group. New Delhi. 0971-7528. 456162874. 6 August 2018.
  11. Web site: Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra - Executive Record Sheet . 3 September 2017 . Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
  12. Web site: Dr. P. K. Mishra Appointed Additional Principal Secretary to PM. 10 June 2017. Press Information Bureau of India. 3 September 2017.
  13. Web site: P K Mishra appointed additional principal secretary to PM. 11 June 2014. Times of India. 3 September 2017.
  14. Web site: P.K Mishra appointed Additional Principal Secretary to Modi. 10 June 2014. The Indian Express. 3 September 2017.
  15. News: Ex-agriculture secy P K Mishra is Modi's Addl Principal Secy. 10 June 2014. The Indian Express. 6 August 2018. Indian Express Group. Express News Service. New Delhi. 70274541.
  16. News: P.K. Mishra is Additional Principal Secretary to PM. 11 June 2018. The Hindu. 6 August 2018. N. Ram. Press Trust of India. New Delhi. 0971-751X. 13119119.
  17. News: United Nations confers PM Narendra Modi's secretary PK Mishra with prestigious Sasakawa Award 2019. uniindia. 20 May 2019.