NEW DELHI: On Saturday, Shaktikanta Das, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, was appointed as the second Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Currently, P K Mishra, a retired IAS officer from the Gujarat cadre, holds the position of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. According to an official announcement, Das, who is also a retired IAS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre, will serve in this role for a term that will either coincide with the Prime Minister’s term or continue until further notice, whichever comes first.
