Govind Mohan (born 21 September 1965) is a 1989-batch

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(IAS) officer from

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who has been serving as the

Home Secretary of India The Home Secretary (ISO: ''Gṛh Saciv'') is the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs. This post is held by a senior IAS officer of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. The current Home Secretary is Govind Mohan. All ...

since from 23 August 2024.

Early life

Mohan was born on 21 September 1965 in

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

. His father worked in the public work department as chief engineer.

Education

Mohan completed his primary education at St. Joseph's College, Uttarakhand, and St. Francis' College, graduating in March 1982. Afterward, Mohan earned his bachelor of technology in IT from

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU), formerly Benares Hindu University, is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. The university incorporated the Central Hindu College, ...

after studying there from July 1982 to March 1986. He then earned a postgraduate diploma in management from the

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after studying there July 1986 to March 1988.

Career

Mohan has previously served in the

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as the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture. He was also the Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Joint Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance. He worked as the divisional head of the Union Territories, and has also been the Principal Resident Commissioner of the

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References

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