Nidhi Tewari, a young Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer from the 2014 batch, has been appointed as the Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved her appointment with immediate effect, as stated in a memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on March 29.
Who Is Nidhi Tewari – PM Modi’s New Private Secretary?
Tewari secured the 96th rank in the Civil Services Examination in 2013. She hails from Mehmurganj in Varanasi, which has been Prime Minister Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency since 2014.
She has been serving as a Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) since January 6, 2023, after initially joining as an Under Secretary in 2022. Prior to her tenure at the PMO, she worked in the Ministry of External Affairs, serving in the Disarmament and International Security Affairs Division.
With over three years of experience in the PMO, Tewari previously worked as an Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Tax) in Varanasi while preparing for the Civil Services Examination. In her role, she has handled key areas such as External Affairs, Atomic Energy, and Security Affairs, along with the state of Rajasthan.
The Prime Minister has had two Private Secretaries before her—Vivek Kumar and Hardik Satishchandra Shah. At the PMO, she has been a part of the ‘Foreign and Security’ vertical, which reports to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
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