Nripendra Misra

Education Misra has an MPA in public administration from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and has postgraduate degrees in chemistry and political science and public administration from the University of Allahabad. succeeding another retired IAS officer, Pradip Baijal, serving as the regulator's head for threeyears and was succeeded by J. S. Varma, another IAS officer and former Telecom Secretary in May 2009. He is also a former member of the Executive Council at the Vivekananda International Foundation.

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India

In May 2014, newly elected prime minister, Narendra Modi, appointed Misra as his principal secretary, the Government of India. To confirm Misra's appointment, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 had to be amended, first by a temporary ordinance, and then by an Act, 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.

During his tenure as principal secretary, Misra has been considered to be one of the most powerful bureaucrats in India.

On June 11, 2019, Misra was re-appointed as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment along with re-appointment of Additional Principal Secretary Pramod Kumar Misra with effect from May 31, 2019. These appointments were designated to be co-terminous with the term of the Prime Minister.

On 30 August, Misra quit his position as principal secretary at the PMO, though he confirmed he would continue for a couple of weeks at the request of the Prime Minister.

Chairperson of NMML Post his resignation as principal secretary, Mishra was appointed the chairperson of the executive council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in January 2020.

Chairman of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra

Nripendra Misra was elected as the chairman of the temple construction committee of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in February 2020. The move was seen as part of government strategy to keep a close engagement with the ambitious Ram Mandir project.

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