Awanish Kumar Awasthi

Awanish Kumar Awasthi
Born (1962-08-19) 19 August 1962 (age 62)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationB.Tech. degree in electrical engineering
Alma materIIT Kanpur
OccupationIAS officer
Years active1987–2022
EmployerGovernment of India
OrganizationIndian Administrative Service
SpouseMalini Awasthi
Children1 daughter & 1 son

Awanish Kumar Awasthi (born 19 August 1962) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, from the 1987 batch.[1]

Awanish Kumar Awasthi was appointed as chief advisor of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2022. Awasthi is very close to CM Yogi Adityanath according to report.[2][3][4]

The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has also given additional charge of energy to Additional Chief Secretary Avnish Awasthi. A. K. Sharma is the Energy Minister in the state.[5]

  1. ^ "उत्तराखंड: योगी सरकार के इस अफसर के मुरीद हुए सीएम धामी, प्रदेश की नौकरशाही के तौरतरीकों में झांकने को हुए मजबूर". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
  2. ^ "Awanish Kumar Awasthi gets one-year extension as advisor to UP CM Yogi Adityanath - ET Government". ETGovernment.com.
  3. ^ "Explainer: अवनीश अवस्थी बने सीएम योगी के नि‍जी सलाहकार, क्या होंगी ज‍िम्मेदार‍ियां?". आज तक (in Hindi).
  4. ^ "UP Politics: अवनीश अवस्थी को ही मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने क्यों बनाया अपना सलाहकार, जानें तीन बड़े कारण". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
  5. ^ "यूपी: अवनीश अवस्थी को मिला ऊर्जा विभाग का अतरिक्त चार्ज". आज तक (in Hindi). 8 July 2022.