Pradeep Kumar Sinha (born 18 July 1955; IAST: ;

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: प्रदीप कुमार सिन्हा) is a 1977 batch

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(IAS) officer of the

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cadre, who was the 31st

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. Prior to this appointment he served as the Power Secretary of India, and was the Shipping Secretary of India before that. On August 30, 2019 Sinha was appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office. And on 11 September 2019, he was appointed as Principal Advisor to

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. He resigned from the aforementioned post on 16 March 2021 citing personal reasons.

Education

Sinha is an

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graduate, and holds a

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He holds an

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degree as well.

Career

Sinha has served in various key posts in both the

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and the

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, such as

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(Irrigation), commissioner of

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, Investment Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, additional CEO of

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, additional resident commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, the

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and Jaunpur, secretary of Uttaranchal Development Authority and as the vice chairman of

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Development Authority in the

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, and as the

, Union Power Secretary, Union Shipping Secretary, special secretary and financial advisor in the

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, joint secretary in the

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in the

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Shipping Secretary

Sinha was appointed as the Union Shipping Secretary by the

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-headed

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(ACC) in February 2012, he assumed office on 1 February 2012, and demitted it on 31 June 2013.

Power Secretary

Sinha was appointed as the Union Power Secretary by the ACC in June 2013, he assumed office on 1 July 2013, and demitted it on 1 June 2015, when he was designated to become the

Cabinet Secretary

Sinha was appointed the Cabinet Secretary of India on 29 May 2015 by the ACC. He succeeded

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. He served as an officer of special (OSD), in the rank of

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, in the Cabinet Secretariat till Seth's retirement, formally taking charge as Cabinet Secretary on 13 June 2015. The union government constituted a selection committee headed by Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha for the shortlisting of candidates for

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governorship following the end of Raghuram Rajan's term in September 2016.

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was appointed as Governor of RBI, with effect from 4 September 2016. On 25 April 2017, Sinha got an extension of one year as Cabinet Secretary. Sinha was granted another one year extension in May 2018 by the ACC. During his tenure as the Cabinet Secretary, Sinha, has been widely regarded as one of the most powerful people in India.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinha, Pradeep Kumar 1955 births Living people People from Delhi Cabinet Secretaries of India Indian Administrative Service officers St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Delhi School of Economics alumni District magistrate