Nripendra Misra
Nripendra Misra | |
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File:PMs-principal-secretary-Nripendra-Misra-and-Cabinet-Secretary-PK-Sinha-leave1.jpg Misra in September 2016. | |
12th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India | |
Assumed office 28 May 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Additional Principal Secretary | Pramod Kumar Misra |
Preceded by | Pulok Chatterjee |
Chairperson of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India | |
In office 22 March 2006 – 22 March 2009 | |
Preceded by | Pradip Baijal |
Succeeded by | J. S. Sarma |
Telecom Secretary of India | |
In office January 2004 – March 2005 | |
Fertilizers Secretary of India | |
In office January 2002 – January 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 8 March 1945
Alma mater | University of Allahabad John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
Nripendra Misra is a retired 1967 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer currently serving as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.[2] He has also served as chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the Telecom Secretary of India and the Fertilizers Secretary of India.[3]
Education
Misra has an MPA in public administration from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University,[3][4][5] and has a postgraduate degrees in chemistry and political science and public administration from the University of Allahabad.[3][4][5]
Career
As an IAS officer
Misra served in various key positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh as an IAS officer, he served in positions such as Principal Secretary (Home-II), Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, member of Uttar Pradesh Board of Revenue, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Greater NOIDA, secretary in the now-erstwhile Department of Institutional Finance, Taxation and Excise and as a special secretary in the Department of Finance in the Uttar Pradesh government;[4][5] and as Union Telecom Secretary and chairperson of Telecom Commission, Union Fertilizers Secretary, additional secretary looking after WTO affairs in the Ministry of Commerce, and as a joint secretary in Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance in the Indian government.[4][5]
Misra also served as Minister (Economic) in India's embassy to the United States in Washington, D.C. from August 1985 to July 1988.[4][5] Misra further served as a consultant to the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Nepal.[4][5]
Fertilizers Secretary of India
Misra was appointed as the Fertilizers Secretary of India by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in January 2002;[4][5] Misra assumed the office of secretary in January 2002 and demitted it in January 2004, serving for approximately two years.[5]
Telecom Secretary of India
Misra was appointed as the Telecom Secretary of and chairperson of Telecom Commission by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in January 2004;[4] Misra assumed the office of secretary in January 2004 and retired from service in March 2005, serving for more than a year.[5]
Post-IAS
Chairperson of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
After his retirement from the Indian Administrative Service, Misra was appointed as the chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in March 2006,[2][4][6] succeeding another retired IAS officer, Pradip Baijal,[6] Misra demitted the office of chairperson of TRAI in March 2009,[7][8] serving as the regulator's head for three years and was succeeded by J. S. Varma, another IAS officer and former Telecom Secretary in May 2009.[7][8]
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
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In May 2014, newly-elected prime minister, Narendra Modi, appointed Misra as his principal secretary,[2] through the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) and was given the rank and status of Cabinet Secretary of India,[1] the Government of India's topmost bureaucrat.[9][10][11] To confirm Misra's appointment, The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 had to be amended, first by a temporary ordinance,[12][13][14] and then by an Act,[15][16][17] as one of its provisions barred a former TRAI chairperson from holding any office in the Government of India or any state or union territorial government.[12][13][14][18]
During his tenure as principal secretary, Misra has been considered to be one of the most powerful bureaucrats in India.[19]
References
- ^ a b "Nripendra Mishra - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Dhoot, Vikas; Mankotia, Anandita Singh (27 May 2014). "Former telecom regulator Nripendra Misra appointed principal secretary to Narendra Modi". The Economic Times. New Delhi: The Times Group. OCLC 61311680. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "नृपेंद्र मिश्रा ही क्यों हैं प्रधान सचिव पद पर मोदी की पसंद, जानिए 5 कारण" Devanagari [Why is Nripendra Misra the choice of Modi for the post of principal secretary, know 5 reasons]. Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi). New Delhi. 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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- ^ a b "Nripendra Misra new Trai chairman". Business Standard. New Delhi: Business Standard Ltd. 22 March 2006. OCLC 496280002. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ a b "J S Sarma to be next TRAI Chairman". Business Standard. New Delhi: Business Standard Ltd. Press Trust of India. 8 May 2009. OCLC 496280002. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ a b Russel, Ishita (7 May 2009). "JS Sarma to be new Trai chairman". Rediff.com. New Delhi. Business Standard. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Iype, George (31 May 2006). "What does the Cabinet Secretary do?". Rediff.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Chibber, Manish (29 May 2014). "Law blocks top PMO posting for former TRAI chief, so govt changes the law". The Indian Express. New Delhi: Indian Express Group. OCLC 70274541. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Ordinance pushed in 2 days to clear Nripendra Misra's path to principal secretary post". The Times of India. New Delhi: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Times News Network. 29 May 2014. OCLC 23379369. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Law changed to appoint Misra principal secy to PM". Business Standard. B. S. Reporters. New Delhi: Business Standard Ltd. 29 May 2014. OCLC 496280002. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Parliament passes Trai amendment Bill". The Times of India. New Delhi: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Times News Network. 16 July 2014. OCLC 23379369. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "TRAI (Amendment) Bill passed in Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress back NDA in voice vote". India Today. IndiaToday.in. New Delhi: Aroon Purie. 14 July 2014. ISSN 0254-8399. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "TRAI bill gets President's nod". The Hindu. New Delhi: The Hindu Group. Press Trust of India. 18 July 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. OCLC 13119119. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "TRAI Bill clears Nripendra Mishra's hurdle". The Pioneer. New Delhi: Chandan Mitra. Pioneer News Service. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ Unnithan, Sandeep (19 April 2018). "Official Top 10: Hidden power". India Today. Aroon Purie. ISSN 0254-8399. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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