Sinha became the Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Modi in September 2019. Before assuming the role, he served as the Cabinet Secretary for four years.
One of the maximum senior bureaucrats within the Narendra Modi-led government has resigned on non-public grounds, sources claimed on March 16.
A 1977-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, Sinha, became the Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Modi in September 2019. Before assuming the role, he served as the Cabinet Secretary for four years.
In the preceding United Province Alliance (UPA)-led government, Sinha served as a secretary in 3 vital ministries after Modi took over because the top minister in 2014, Sinha became retained as the Power Secretary.
In the Modi government’s primary year – while Sinha became the pinnacle bureaucrat within the Union power ministry – the USA had recorded 22,566 MW capacity addition and the best increase within the transmission line.
In June 2015, Sinha became the Cabinet Secretary. After his period became due in June 2019, he became the 3rd extension, making him the longest-serving Cabinet Secretary. In September that year, he replaced retiring bureaucrat Nripendra Misra in the PMO.
After Misra, Sinha is considered the tallest bureaucrat to leave the PMO after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Both the retired IAS officers had been additionally considered as two among the most trusted.
