Former Agriculture Secretary P.K. Mishra has been appointed Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The appointment of Mr. Mishra, a 1972-batch retired IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or till further orders, according to an official release issued by the Ministry of Personnel on Tuesday. Mr. Mishra, 65, served between 2001- 2004 as Principal Secretary to Mr. Modi when he was Gujarat Chief Minister.
He was Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture between December 1, 2006 and August 31, 2008.
He was appointed Chairman of the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission after his retirement in 2008 for a five-year term. Mr. Mishra retired as the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in 2009.