Govind Mohan (born 21 September 1965) is a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Sikkim who has been serving as the Home Secretary of India since from 23 August 2024.[2][3][4][5][6]
Govind Mohan | |
|---|---|
| Home Secretary of India | |
| Assumed office 23 August 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Ajay Kumar Bhalla |
| Secretary, Ministry of Culture | |
| In office 1 October 2021 – 16 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Raghvendra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Arunish Chawla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1965[1] Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Education | St. Joseph's College St. Francis' College |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Early life
editMohan was born on 21 September 1965 in Uttar Pradesh. His father worked in the public work department as chief engineer.[3]
Education
editMohan completed his primary education at St. Joseph's College, Uttarakhand, and St. Francis' College, graduating in March 1982.[7]
Afterward, Mohan earned his bachelor of technology in IT from Banaras Hindu University after studying there from July 1982 to March 1986. He then earned a postgraduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad after studying there July 1986 to March 1988.[8][7]
Career
editMohan has previously served in the Government of India as the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture. He was also the Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Joint Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance.
He worked as the divisional head of the Union Territories, and has also been the Principal Resident Commissioner of the Government of Sikkim.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Civil List of IAS Officers". easy.nic.in.
- ^ "Shri Govind Mohan, IAS(SK:89),Officer on Special Duty (OSD), MHA.- Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). mha.gov.in.
- ^ a b "कौन हैं 1989 बैच के IAS गोविंद मोहन, जिन्हें बनाया गया नया गृह सचिव". Aaj Tak (in Hindi).
- ^ "Centre appoints Govind Mohan as Union home secretary". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Govind Mohan Home Secretary: 1989 बैच के सीनियर IAS अधिकारी गोविंद मोहन होंगे नये केंद्रीय गृह सचिव" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran.
- ^ "Who is Govind Mohan who takes over a charge of Union home secretary". jansatta.com.
- ^ a b c "Govind Mohan, 1989-batch IAS officer, appointed new Home Secretary". India Today.
- ^ "यूपी के रहने वाले इस IAS अधिकारी को मिली बड़ी जिम्मेदारी, आज संभालेंगे देश के गृह सचिव का पद" (in Hindi). abplive.com.