Who is Nidhi Tewari, appointed as Private Secretary to PM Narendra Modi?

IFS officer Nidhi Tewari has been appointed as the Private Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), she has been entrusted with this significant responsibility.

Nidhi Tiwari is a 2014 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer. She was working in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). In the DoPT order issued on March 29, Nidhi Tiwari has now got a big responsibility as the Private Secretary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

The order issued by the DoPT states that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of IFS Nidhi Tiwari as the Personal Secretary of the Prime Minister. She is currently working as Deputy Secretary in the PMO. This order is effective immediately.

IFS Nidhi Tiwari was made the Deputy Secretary of the PMO in November 2022. Before joining the PMO, she was Under Secretary in the Disarmament and International Security Affairs Division in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).