Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
Bhārat Ke Pradhānmantrī Ke Pradhān Saciv
State Emblem of India
Flag of India
Incumbent
Pramod Kumar Misra
since 11 September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-11)
Prime Minister's Office
AbbreviationPS to PM
Reports toPrime Minister of India
SeatPrime Minister's Office, South Block, Secretariat Building New Delhi
AppointerAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Inaugural holderP. N. Haksar
Formation6 December 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-06)

The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India (PS to the PM; ISO: Bhārat Ke Pradhānmantrī Ke Pradhān Saciv) is the administrative head of the Prime Minister's Office. The officeholder is generally a civil servant, commonly from the Indian Administrative Service and occasionally from the Indian Foreign Service.

Since 2019, the officeholder has been accorded with the status of a cabinet minister.[1] The office holder ranks 7th in the Order of Precedence of India.

  1. ^ "Government gives cabinet rank, extension to Nripendra Misra and PK Mishra". The Economic Times. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.