J. Satyanarayana

J. Satyanarayana (IAST: J. Satyanārāyaṇa; born 16 April 1954) is a retired 1977 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. Satyanarayana is the former chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the nodal agency of Government of India for implementing Aadhaar. He also served as the Communications and Information Technology Secretary of India.

Education J. Satyanarayana has a graduate degree (BSc) in Mathematics, and is a postgraduate (MSc) in Physics.

Electronics and Information Technology Secretary The Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad administering the oath of secrecy and office as part time Chairman of UIDAI to Shri J. Satyanarayana, in New Delhi J. Satyanarayana was appointed as the Union Communications and Information Technology Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), he assumed office on 14 March 2012, He tendered his resignation to the Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh on 3 September 2016.

Chairman of UIDAI J. Satyanarayana was appointed as the chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), He assumed the office of Chairman on 8 September 2016 and served the office till 15 April 2019.

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