Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer Gopalakrishnan appointed addl secy in PMO
New Delhi, May 30: Senior Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer, S Gopalakrishnan has been appointed as additional secretary in the Prime Minister's Office.
His appointment was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Gopalakrishnan, a 1991 batch IAS officer is currently serving at the ministry of electronics. Is responsibilities included handling of issues relating to e-governance, artificial intelligence, startups and innovation.
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He is an electrical engineering graduate from the IIT Madras. He did his post graduation from the IIM, Bangalore and. Gopalakrishnan also holds a masters degree in development studies from the Erasmus University of Rotterdams,.
Meanwhile the ACC also cleared the appointment of Bihar IAS officer, C Sridhar as joint secretary and Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer, Meera Mohanty as director at the Prime Minister's Office.