Nripendra Misra

Nripendra Misra
12th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
In office
28 May 2014 – 30 August 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Additional Principal SecretaryPramod Kumar Misra
Preceded byPulok Chatterjee
Succeeded byPramod Kumar Misra
Chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
In office
22 March 2006 – 22 March 2009
Preceded byPradip Baijal
Succeeded byJ. S. Sarma
Telecom Secretary of India
In office
January 2004 – March 2005
Fertilizers Secretary of India
In office
January 2002 – January 2004
Personal details
Born (1945-03-08) 8 March 1945
ChildrenSaket Misra
Alma mater(M.A.), (M.P.A), (M.Sc) University of Allahabad
(M.P.A) Harvard University
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Nripendra Misra (born 8 March 1945) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer (IAS) of the 1967 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, who served as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as the chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Telecom Secretary of India and the Fertilizers Secretary of India. He was awarded India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan in 2021.