Hardik Shah
Indian Administrative Service Officer
Hardik Satishchandra Shah (born 3 July 1973) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 2010 batch from Gujarat cadre who is currently serving as the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi since July 2020. He previously served as a Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (India) (PMO) from August 2019 to July 2020.
Education and early life
Shah holds degrees in BTech, MTech and law. He received his bachelor's degree in Law from Gujarat University. He did a post-graduate certificate in Environment Impact Assessment from the University of Manchester. He has done a PhD in environmental engineering from Gujarat University. He was also a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. He was selected for Indian Administrative Service in 2010.
He began his career as a junior engineer in the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). He is given credit for making Gujarat Pollution Control Board's operations modern and transparent.
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