Pulok Chatterji

Early life and education His late father had been Chairman of United Commercial Bank. He is an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Career On 27 June 1980, he was made the Collector of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh at the age of 32. He held the position until 22 July 1982. He moved to the PMO as Deputy Secretary when Rajiv Gandhi took over as PM in 1985. He worked at the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and as Officer on Special Duty to Sonia Gandhi.

In 2004, when United Progressive Alliance came to power, he returned to PMO serving as Joint Secretary to Government of India before being promoted as Secretary to Government of India.

In 2012, he was awarded the C.F. Andrews Distinguished Alumni Award by the St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

As Joint Secretary in the PMO, Chatterji wrote a note on 3 December 2004, favouring Kalmadi's appointment citing the host city contract and precedent of the 1982 Asian Games. Chatterji's note said Kalmadi should head the OC, but recommended caveats to address concerns raised by then sports minister Sunil Dutt.

In 2013, several reports state that he was responsible for tampering of the CBI coalgate report.