Pradeep Kumar Sinha

Pradeep Kumar Sinha (born 18 July 1955; IAST: Pradīpa Kumāra Sinhā; Hindi: प्रदीप कुमार सिन्हा) is a 1977 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, who was the 31st Cabinet Secretary of India.[2] Prior to this appointment he served as the Power Secretary of India, and was the Shipping Secretary of India before that.[2]

Pradeep Kumar Sinha

IAS
Pradīpa Kumāra Sinhā
Sinha in 2017
Principal Advisor to the Prime Minister
Assumed office
11 September 2019
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
31st Cabinet Secretary of India
In office
13 June 2015 – 30 August 2019
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byAjit Seth
Succeeded byRajiv Gauba
Power Secretary of India
In office
1 July 2013 – 1 June 2015
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Shipping Secretary of India
In office
29 February 2012 – 31 June 2013
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Personal details
Born
Pradeep Kumar Sinha

(1955-07-18) 18 July 1955
Delhi, India[1]
NationalityIndia
Alma materSt. Stephen's College
Delhi School of Economics
OccupationIAS officer
ProfessionCivil servant

On August 30, 2019 Sinha was appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office. On 11 September 2019, he is appointed as Principal Advisor to Prime Minister of India, Narendra Damodardas Modi. His appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further announcement, whichever is earlier.[3]

Education

Sinha is an economics graduate,[1][4] and holds a postgraduate degree in economics [1][4] He holds an MPhil degree as well.[1][4]

Career

Sinha has served in various key posts in both the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh, such as Principal Secretary (Irrigation), commissioner of Varanasi division, Investment Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, additional CEO of Greater Noida, additional resident commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, the district magistrate and collector of districts of Agra and Jaunpur, secretary of Uttaranchal Development Authority and as the vice chairman of Meerut Development Authority in the Uttar Pradesh government,[4] and as the Cabinet Secretary of India, Union Power Secretary, Union Shipping Secretary, special secretary and financial advisor in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, joint secretary in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Indian government.[4]

Shipping Secretary

Sinha was appointed as the Union Shipping Secretary by the prime minister-headed Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in February 2012, he assumed office on 1 February 2012,[4] and demitted it on 31 June 2013.[4]

Power Secretary
Sinha lighting the lamp to inaugurate Indian power stations in 2014

Sinha was appointed as the Union Power Secretary by the ACC in June 2013,[5] he assumed office on 1 July 2013,[4] and demitted it on 1 June 2015,[4] when he was designated to become the Cabinet Secretary of India.

Sinha addressing a meet in New Delhi in September 2015

Cabinet Secretary
Sinha and Jitendra Singh receiving the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi

Sinha was appointed the Cabinet Secretary of India on 29 May 2015 by the ACC.[2][6][7][8][9] He succeeded Ajit Seth. He served as an officer of special (OSD), in the rank of secretary, in the Cabinet Secretariat till Seth's retirement,[2][10][6][7][8][9][11] formally taking charge as Cabinet Secretary on 13 June 2015.[2][10][6][7][8][9][11][12][13]

The union government constituted a selection committee headed by Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha for the shortlisting of candidates for Reserve Bank India governorship following the end of Raghuram Rajan's term in September 2016.[14] Urjit Patel was appointed as Governor of RBI, with effect from 4 September 2016.[15]

On 25 April 2017, Sinha got an extension of one year as Cabinet Secretary.[16][17][18][19][20] Sinha was granted another one year extension in May 2018 by the ACC.[21][22][23]

During his tenure as the Cabinet Secretary, Sinha, has been widely regarded as one of the most powerful people in India.[8][24][25]

References
  1. "Gradation list of Uttar Pradesh Cadre IAS officers - 2016" (PDF). Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. "Pradeep Kumar Sinha appointed new Cabinet secretary". Times of India. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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  9. "PK Sinha appointed cabinet secretary by Narendra Modi". The Economic Times. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  10. Bhaskar, Utpal (30 May 2015). "Pradeep Kumar Sinha named new cabinet secretary". Live Mint. HT Media Ltd. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. "Pradeep Kumar Sinha Appointed as New Cabinet Secretary". NDTV. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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  14. Saha, Manojit (31 May 2016). "Cabinet Secretary to head search panel for RBI deputy governor". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  15. "RBI Governor row: Raghuram Rajan exits, Urjit Patel in". Zee News. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  16. Langa, Mahesh (25 April 2017). "P.K. Sinha gets a year's extension". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  17. Langa, Mahesh (25 April 2017). "Cabinet Secretary Sinha gets extension". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  18. "Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha gets one year extension". Daily Excelsior. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  19. "Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha Gets 1-Year Extension". NDTV. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  20. "Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha gets one year extension". Press Trust of India. New Delhi. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  21. Sharma, Aman (7 May 2018). "Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha gets extension till 2019". The Economic Times. The Times Group. OCLC 61311680. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  22. Prasad, Gireesh Chandra (7 May 2018). "Cabinet secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha gets another one-year extension". Livemint. New Delhi: Vivek Khanna. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  23. "Cabinet secretary PK Sinha gets another one-year extension". Hindustan Times. HT Correspondent. New Delhi. 7 May 2018. ISSN 0972-0243. OCLC 231696742. Retrieved 12 September 2018.CS1 maint: others (link)
  24. "From Power Secretary to the most powerful bureaucrat". The Hindu Business Line. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  25. Unnithan, Sandeep (13 April 2017). "The game changers". India Today. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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