Yogendra Narain

Yogendra Narain
Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha
In office
1 September 2002 – 14 September 2007
Preceded byRamesh Chandra Tripathi
Succeeded byV. K Agnihotri
28th Defence Secretary of India
In office
20 October 2000 – 30 June 2002
Preceded byT. R. Prasad
Succeeded bySubir Dutt
32nd Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
In office
2 April 1998 – 20 October 2000
Preceded byRavindra Shankar Kumar
Succeeded byB. N. Tiwari
Water Resources Secretary of India
In office
1 April 1997 – 1 April 1998
Personal details
Born (1942-05-26) 26 May 1942 (age 82)
United Provinces, British India
(now Uttar Pradesh, India)
OccupationRetired IAS officer
AwardsDean Paul H. Appleby Award (2017)

Yogendra Narain (born 26 June 1942) is a 1965 batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He is a former Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha. He also served as the Defence Secretary of India, Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Surface Transport Secretary of India. He is the current Chancellor of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) situated in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttrakhand. From 2007 to 2017, he was serving as Director at Reliance Power and Reliance Infrastructure.