Ajit Doval Reappointed NSA, PK Mishra to Stay Principal Secretary To PM
Ajit Doval has been reappointed as the National Security Advisor and PK Mishra as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister with effect from June 10, the government said today.
In statements announcing the appointments, the government said they will be “co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier”. This means that the officials will be in their posts until Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister, or until further orders.
Both Mr Doval and Mr Mishra will be assigned the rank of a cabinet minister in the table of precedence during their term in office, the statements said.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has also approved the reappointment of Amit Khare and Tarun Kapoor as advisors to the PM, in the Prime Minister’s Office, for two years with effect from June 10. They are being appointed “in the rank and scale of Secretary to Government of India”.
The appointments reflect the trust the Prime Minister has in these officers, especially Mr Doval and Mr Mishra, who have been in their very important posts for many years now.