Prime Minister's Office (India)

Republic of India
Prime Minister's Office
Emblem of India
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of India
Headquarters Cabinet Secretariat
Raisina Hill, New Delhi

Agency executive Pulok Chatterji, Principal Secretary
Website
Prime Minister's Office of India

The Prime Minister's Office known as PMO consists of the immediate staff of the Prime Minister of India, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the Prime Minister. The PMO is headed by the Principal Secretary, currently TKA Nair. The office is part of the Government of India located in the South Block of the Secretariat Building.

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Function

The PMO provides secretarial assistance to the Prime Minister. The PMO includes the anti-corruption unit and the public wing dealing with grievances.

The office houses the Prime Minister and few selected officers of Indian Civil Service who work with him to manage and coordinate government and his office. The Prime Minister through his office coordinates with all ministers in the central union cabinet, minister of independent charges and governors and ministers of state government.

Location

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in South Block, overlooking the grandeur of Rashtrapati Bhawan.[1] It is sandwiched between the cabinet secretariat on one side and the ministries of external affairs and defence on the other. The 20-room PMO is equipped to provide both infrastructural and manpower support to the nation's chief executive. Hi-tech accessories and sophisticated communication devices were installed to monitor domestic and international developments.

Entities in the Office of the Prime Minister

Office of the Prime Minister of India
Name Designation Rank
TKA Nair Advisor to PM Minister of State Rank
Pulok Chatterji Principal Secretary Minister of State Rank
Shivshankar Menon Assistant to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs and National Security Adviser Minister of State Rank
Harish Khare Media Advisor to PM
R. Ramanujam Additional Secretary
Pankaj Saran
Shatrughna Singh
Vini Mahajan
L. K. Atheeq
Joint Secretary
Munu Mahawar
Amit Agarwal
Sharmila Joseph
Pallavi Jain
Arindam Bagchi
Rajeev Topno
Sanjay Lohiya
Krishan Kumar
Binoy Job
Director
Indu Chaturvedi
Jaideep Sarkar
K Muthukumar
PMO Personal Staff
Gourangalal Das
Sanjukta Ray
Mehar Jhamb
Deputy Secretary
J P Arya Joint Director
P K Bali
K Salil Kumar
L Madana
Under Secretary
Sources: Office of the PM of India

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