Senior IAS Govind Mohan (IAS:1989:SK) was on Wednesday (14.08.2024) appointed as next Union Home Secretary. He will replace Ajay Kumar Bhalla (IAS:1984:AM), whose extend tenure as Home Secretary is set to expire on August 22, 2024.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), ” The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Govind Mohan, IAS (SK:89), Secretary, Ministry of Culture as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Home Affairs with immediate effect. The officer will take over as Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs vice Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla, IAS (AM: 84) on completion of his tenure on 22.08.2024,”.
Mohan is presently serving as Secretary, Ministry of Culture since October 2021 and had two stints in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the past.
Ajay Bhalla appointed as Union Home Secretary in August 2019 and remained on the post for almost half a decade.
