Nidhi Tewari, 2014-batch IFS officer, appointed Private Secretary to PM Modi
Nidhi Tewari, a 2014-batch Indian Foreign Service officer serving as Deputy Secretary in the PMO, was appointed Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a DoPT order dated 29 March 2025.
Summary
Nidhi Tewari, a 2014-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, was appointed Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with immediate effect, according to a Department of Personnel and Training order dated 29 March 2025 conveying the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. She was serving as Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, which she joined as Under Secretary in 2022 before promotion in January 2023. The post is at Level 12 of the pay matrix on a co-terminus basis or until further orders. Tewari is from Mehmurganj in Varanasi, the PM's Lok Sabha constituency.
Key facts
- Order
- DoPT, dated 29 March 2025 (ACC approval)
- Post
- Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
- Service
- Indian Foreign Service, 2014 batch
- Previous role
- Deputy Secretary, PMO (since January 2023)
- Pay level
- Level 12, co-terminus
- Hometown
- Mehmurganj, Varanasi
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Nidhi Tewari, appointed Private Secretary to the Prime Minister by an order dated 29 March 2025, belongs to which service?
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Correct answer: A — IFS (Indian Foreign Service)
She is a 2014-batch Indian Foreign Service officer.
Which body approved Nidhi Tewari's appointment as Private Secretary to the PM in March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
The DoPT order conveyed the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).