A Cabinet Secretary of India heads the Cabinet Secretariat. Apart from being within Prime Minister’s direct charge, the Cabinet Secretary looks after the executive officials of Indian Civil Services.
The ex-officio chairpersonship of the country’s Civil Services Board makes him or her lead the administrative services in India.
Conventionally, the senior most public service official of India gets appointed as the Cabinet Secretary.
In spite of no fixed tenure, the average usual tenure of all the Cabinet Secretaries of India is lesser than 3 years.
Last Updated on 10/19/2011
The ex-officio chairpersonship of the country’s Civil Services Board makes him or her lead the administrative services in India.
Conventionally, the senior most public service official of India gets appointed as the Cabinet Secretary.
In spite of no fixed tenure, the average usual tenure of all the Cabinet Secretaries of India is lesser than 3 years.
Cabinet Secretaries Since 1950
| Sr.no. | Cabinet Secretaries | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri. N. R. Pillai | 06/02/1950 | 13/05/1953 |
| 2 | Shri. Y. N. Sukthankar | 14/05/1953 | 31/07/1957 |
| 3 | Shri. M. K. Vellodi | 01/08/1957 | 04/06/1958 |
| 4 | Shri. Vishnu Sahay | 01/07/1958 | 10/11/1960 |
| 5 | Shri. B. N. Jha | 10/11/1960 | 08/03/1961 |
| 6 | Shri. Vishnu Sahay | 09/03/1961 | 15/04/1962 |
| 7 | Shri. S. S. Khera | 15/04/1962 | 18/11/1964 |
| 8 | Shri. Dharam Vira | 18/11/1964 | 27/06/1966 |
| 9 | Shri. D. S. Joshi | 27/06/1966 | 31/12/1968 |
| 10 | Shri. B. Sivaraman | 01/01/1969 | 30/11/1970 |
| 11 | Shri. T. Swaminathan | 01/12/1970 | 02/11/1972 |
| 12 | Shri. B. D. Pande | 02/11/1972 | 31/03/1977 |
| 13 | Shri. N. K. Mukarji | 31/03/1977 | 31/03/1980 |
| 14 | Shri. S. S. Grewal | 02/04/1980 | 30/04/1981 |
| 15 | Shri. C. R. KrishnaswamyRao | 30/04/1981 | 08/02/1985 |
| 16 | Shri. P. K. Kaul | 08/02/1985 | 22/08/1986 |
| 17 | Shri. B. G. Deshmukh | 23/08/1986 | 27/03/1989 |
| 18 | Shri. T. N.Seshan | 27/03/1989 | 23/12/1989 |
| 19 | Shri. V. C. Pande | 23/12/1989 | 11/12/1990 |
| 20 | Shri. Naresh Chandra | 11/12/1990 | 31/07/1992 |
| 21 | Shri. S. Rajgopal | 01/08/1992 | 31/07/1993 |
| 22 | Shri. Zafar Saifullah | 31/07/1993 | 31/07/1994 |
| 23 | Shri. Surendra Singh | 01/08/1994 | 31/07/1996 |
| 24 | Shri. T. S. R. Subramaniam | 01/08/1996 | 31/03/1998 |
| 25 | Shri. Prabhat Kumar | 01/04/1998 | 31/10/2000 |
| 26 | Shri. T. R. Prasad | 01/11/2000 | 31/10/2002 |
| 27 | Shri. Kamal Pande | 01/11/2002 | 14/06/2004 |
| 28 | Shri. B. K. Chaturvedi | 14/06/2004 | 13/06/2007 |
| 29 | Shri. K. M. Chandrasekhar | 14/06/2007 | 13/06/2011 |
| 30 | Shri. Ajit Kumar Seth | 14/06/2011 | Tilldate |
Last Updated on 10/19/2011
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