Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra appointed Principal Secretary to PM Modi
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr. P.K. Mishra as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with effect from 11 September 2019. He was currently functioning as Additional Principal Secretary to PM Modi. His appointment as Principal Secretary will be co-terminus with the term of Prime Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
About Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra
He has a Ph.D in Economics/Development Studies from University of Sussex, M.A. in Development Economics at University of Sussex as also M.A. in Economics at Delhi School of Economics (DSE) and B.A. Hons. (Economics) from G.M. College (Sambalpur University) in 1970.
He served as Additional Principal Secretary to PM Modi during 2014-19. He is credited with introducing innovation and transformative changes in human resource management, particularly appointments to senior positions.
As Secretary Agriculture & Cooperation, he was involved in national initiatives like National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and National Agriculture Development Programme (RKVY). He has also served as Chairman of State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) and in area of Disaster management.
His has been involved in research and academic work for more than 4 years at Institute of Development Studies (UK), negotiation and execution of Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank projects, member of Governing Board of International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and participation as expert/resource person in several international conferences.
He was also recently conferred with United Nations SASAKAWA Award 2019, the most prestigious international award in disaster management.
His publications include–
- Agricultural Risk, Insurance and Income: A Study of Impact and Design of India’s Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme, Avebury, Aldershot, UK (1996)
- The Kutch Earthquake 2001: Recollection Lessons and Insights, National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi, India (2004)
- Edited Development and Operation of Agricultural Insurance Schemes in Asia, Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo, Japan (1999)
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Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Balachandran Nair P K
September 14, 2019 at 9:28 amEarlier Mr T K A NAIR was in his chair. Mr Nair from my place knows each other well as I was in CIFNET and TKA was Chairman of MPEDA.
I wish all happiness in his career as Head of PMO and Congratulations. Let God Siva bless him and his family always.