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Govind Mohan

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Govind Mohan
Home Secretary of India
Assumed office
23 August 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byAjay Kumar Bhalla
Secretary, Ministry of Culture
In office
1 October 2021 – 16 August 2024
Preceded byRaghvendra Singh
Succeeded byArunish Chawla
Personal details
Born (1965-09-21) 21 September 1965 (age 59)[1]
Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationSt. Joseph's College
St. Francis' College
Alma materBanaras Hindu University
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
OccupationCivil servant

Govind Mohan (born 21 September 1965) is a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Sikkim who has been serving as the Home Secretary of India since from 23 August 2024.[2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

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Mohan was born on 21 September 1965 in Uttar Pradesh. His father worked in the public work department as chief engineer.[3]

Education

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Mohan completed his primary education at St. Joseph's College, Uttarakhand, and St. Francis' College, graduating in March 1982.[7]

Afterward, Mohan earned his bachelor of technology in IT from Banaras Hindu University after studying there from July 1982 to March 1986. He then earned a postgraduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad after studying there July 1986 to March 1988.[8][7]

Career

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Mohan has previously served in the Government of India 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 Government of Sikkim.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Civil List of IAS Officers". easy.nic.in.
  2. ^ "Shri Govind Mohan, IAS(SK:89),Officer on Special Duty (OSD), MHA.- Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). mha.gov.in.
  3. ^ a b "कौन हैं 1989 बैच के IAS गोविंद मोहन, जिन्हें बनाया गया नया गृह सचिव". Aaj Tak (in Hindi).
  4. ^ "Centre appoints Govind Mohan as Union home secretary". Hindustan Times.
  5. ^ "Govind Mohan Home Secretary: 1989 बैच के सीनियर IAS अधिकारी गोविंद मोहन होंगे नये केंद्रीय गृह सचिव" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran.
  6. ^ "Who is Govind Mohan who takes over a charge of Union home secretary". jansatta.com.
  7. ^ a b c "Govind Mohan, 1989-batch IAS officer, appointed new Home Secretary". India Today.
  8. ^ "यूपी के रहने वाले इस IAS अधिकारी को मिली बड़ी जिम्मेदारी, आज संभालेंगे देश के गृह सचिव का पद" (in Hindi). abplive.com.