NEW DELHI, May 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Pradeep Kumar Sinha, a 1977-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre as the next Cabinet Secretary, with effect from June 13, 2015.
He succeeds Ajit Seth, a 1974-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Sinha has been serving as Secretary, Ministry of Power, since July 2013.
He has earlier been Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping, and has held several other important positions in the Union Government and the State of Uttar Pradesh.
Modi has also approved that Sinha may be appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Cabinet Secretariat with effect from the date of assumption of charge, till June 12, 2015.