The Centre on July 11 prolonged the tenure of Union Residence Secretary Govind Mohan until August 22 subsequent yr, in response to an official order.
The extension comes because the nation prepares for the long-delayed census with caste enumeration. India’s sixteenth Census with caste enumeration shall be carried out in 2027, with the reference date of October 1, 2026, in snow-bound areas like Ladakh and March 1, 2027, in the remainder of the nation.
Mohan, a 1989 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Sikkim cadre, was named the Union Residence Secretary in August 2024. He took over the cost from Ajay Kumar Bhalla on completion of his tenure on August 22 final yr.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has permitted Mohan’s extension in companies as Residence Secretary past the date of his superannuation on September 30 as much as August 22, 2026 or till additional orders, by way of the provisions of Elementary Guidelines or FR 56 (d) and Rule 16 (1A) of the All India Companies (Dying-Cum-Retirement Advantages) Guidelines, 1958,” mentioned the order issued by the Ministry of Personnel.
The foundations have provisions to increase the companies of such officers.
With this extension, Mohan could have two years’ tenure on the essential put up, which is remitted to make sure inside safety issues, amongst different issues.
Who’s Govind Mohan?
A seasoned bureaucrat, Mohan was additionally the federal government’s key officer in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and was tasked with overseeing the implementation of choices taken for numerous protocols and guaranteeing clean coordination with the states.
Earlier than becoming a member of MHA, Mohan labored as Joint Secretary, Division of Financial Affairs, within the Finance Ministry from August 2017 to Could 2018. He additionally labored as Principal Resident Commissioner, Sikkim in 2015.
Mohan labored as Minister (Financial), Embassy of India, Washington DC, USA from July 2012 to August, 2015. Earlier than that, he labored as Joint Secretary, within the Cabinet Secretariat, from January 2011 to July 2012
Training Qualification
-Submit Graduate Diploma in Administration, Indian Institute of Administration, Ahmedabad (July 1986–March 1988).
-Bachelor of Know-how, Institute of Know-how, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (July 1982–March 1986) specialising within the basic self-discipline of Electrical Engineering, with electives within the space of Pc Software program and Engineering.
-Indian College Certificates, St. Francis’ School, Lucknow (March 1982).
