Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India

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Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
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Incumbent
Pramod Kumar Misra
since 11 September 2019;4 years ago (2019-09-11)
Prime Minister's Office
AbbreviationPS to PM
Reports to Prime Minister of India
Seat Prime Minister's Office, South Block, Secretariat Building New Delhi
Appointer Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Inaugural holder P. N. Haksar
Formation6 December 1971;52 years ago (1971-12-06)

The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India (PS to the PM) is the administrative head of the Prime Minister's Office. The officeholder is generally a civil servant, commonly from the Indian Administrative Service and occasionally from the Indian Foreign Service.

Contents

Since 2019, the officeholder has been accorded with the status of a cabinet minister. [1]

History

The Prime Minister's Secretariat (PMS)—headed by an officer of the rank of joint secretary to the Government of India—was established after independence under the prime ministership of Jawaharlal Nehru, as a successor to the office of the Governor-General of India's secretary. [7] Lal Bahadur Shastri appointed Lakshmi Kant Jha, an Indian Civil Service officer, as his secretary, making Jha the first secretary to the Government of India-ranked officer in the PMS. [9] During Indira Gandhi's tenure as prime minister, the post of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister was created; [2] [4] [8] with retired Indian Foreign Service officer P. N. Haksar becoming the first PS to the PM. [11]

Role

The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India acts as the administrative chief of the Prime Minister's Office. [6] [12] [13] [14] The main functions of the officeholder often include, but are not limited to:

The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister is generally considered the latter's most crucial aide. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Office holders

List of office holders of the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. [10]

No.PortraitPrincipal Secretary to the Prime Minister of IndiaTook officeLeft officeTime in officeService Prime Minister of India
1
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Haskar, P. N. P. N. Haksar
(1913–1998)		6 December 1971 (1971-12-06)28 February 1973 (1973-02-28)1 year, 84 days Indian Foreign Service Gandhi, Indira Indira Gandhi  (INC)
2
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Shankar, V. V. Shankar 4 April 1977 (1977-04-04)31 July 1979 (1979-07-31)2 years, 118 days Indian Civil Service Desai, Morarji Morarji Desai  (JP)
3
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Alexander, P. C. P. C. Alexander
(1921–2011)		2 May 1981 (1981-05-02)18 January 1985 (1985-01-18)3 years, 261 days Indian Administrative Service Gandhi, Indira Indira Gandhi  (INC)
(2 May 1981 (1981-05-02) – 31 October 1984 (1984-10-31))
Rajiv Gandhi  (INC)
(31 October 1984 (1984-10-31) – 18 January 1985 (1985-01-18))
4
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Deshmukh, B. G. B. G. Deshmukh
(1929–2011)		27 March 1989 (1989-03-27)11 December 1990 (1990-12-11)1 year, 259 days Indian Administrative Service Gandhi, Rajiv Rajiv Gandhi  (INC)
(27 March 1989 (1989-03-27) – 2 December 1989 (1989-12-02))
Vishwanath Pratap Singh  (JD)
(2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) – 10 November 1990 (1990-11-10))
Chandra Shekhar  (SJP(R))
(10 November 1990 (1990-11-10) – 11 December 1990 (1990-12-11))
5
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Mishra, S. K. S. K. Misra
(born 1932)		11 December 1990 (1990-12-11)24 June 1991 (1991-06-24)195 days Indian Administrative Service Shekhar, Chandra Chandra Shekhar  (SJP(R))
6
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Verma, A. N. A. N. Verma 25 June 1991 (1991-06-25)15 May 1996 (1996-05-15)4 years, 324 days Indian Administrative Service Rao, Narasimha Narasimha Rao  (INC)
7
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Satishchandran, T. R. T. R. Satishchandran
(1929–2009)		12 June 1996 (1996-06-12)30 June 1997 (1997-06-30)1 year, 18 days Indian Administrative Service Deve Gowda, H. D. H. D. Deve Gowda  (JD)
(12 June 1996 (1996-06-12) – 21 April 1997 (1997-04-21))
I. K. Gujral
8
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Vohra, N. N. N. N. Vohra
(born 1936)		1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)19 March 1998 (1998-03-19)261 days Indian Administrative Service Gujral, I. K. I. K. Gujral  (JD)
9
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Mishra, Brajesh Brajesh Mishra [lower-alpha 2]
(1928–2012)		19 March 1998 (1998-03-19)22 May 2004 (2004-05-22)6 years, 64 days Indian Foreign Service Vajpayee, Atal Bihari Atal Bihari Vajpayee  (BJP)
10
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Nair, T. K. A. T. K. A. Nair
(born 1939)		28 May 2004 (2004-05-28)3 October 2011 (2011-10-03)7 years, 128 days Indian Administrative Service Singh, Manmohan Manmohan Singh  (INC)
11
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Chatterjee, Pullok Pulok Chatterji
(born 1952)		3 October 2011 (2011-10-03)26 May 2014 (2014-05-26)2 years, 235 days Indian Administrative Service Singh, Manmohan Manmohan Singh  (INC)
12
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Misra, Nripendra Nripendra Misra
(born 1945)		28 May 2014 (2014-05-28)10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)5 years, 105 days Indian Administrative Service Modi, Narendra Narendra Modi  (BJP)
13
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Mishra, Pramod Pramod Kumar Mishra
(born 1948)		11 September 2019 (2019-09-11)Incumbent4 years, 153 days Indian Administrative Service Modi, Narendra Narendra Modi  (BJP)

Additional principal secretary

A prime minister—through the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet—can also appoint an additional principal secretary. The only instance of an additional principal secretary being appointed was in May 2014, Pramod Kumar Misra, a retired 1972-batch Gujarat cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet to serve as newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's additional principal secretary. [18] [19]

Notes

  1. Concurrently served as the first National Security Advisor from November 1998 to May 2004 (5 years, 6 months).
  2. ↑ Concurrently served as the first National Security Advisor from November 1998 to May 2004 (5 years, 6 months).

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Bibliography

Books

Paper

  • Singh, Karuna (July–September 2007). "Prime Minister's Office : A Critical Analysis". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 68 (3): 629–640. ISSN   0019-5510. JSTOR   41856360.
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