Prime Minister's Office (India)
Office of the Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister's Office (IAST: Pradhānamantrī Kāryālaya) 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 to the Prime Minister of India, currently Pramod Kumar Mishra. The PMO was originally called the Prime Minister's Secretariat until 1977, when it was renamed during the premiership of Morarji Desai. It is located in Seva Teerth, where it relocated to on February 13, 2026, from its previous location in the South Block of the Secretariat Building.
History
During the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of India, the then Prime Minister's Secretariat was headed by a Joint Secretary to Government of India until his death. The post of the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister was conceived during the tenure of Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister. The Principal Secretary to the PM is the head of the Prime Minister's Office.
Function
The PMO provides secretarial assistance to the Prime Minister. It is headed by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. The PMO includes the anti-corruption unit and the public wing dealing with grievances.
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