Former information and broadcasting and higher education secretary Amit Khare, on Tuesday, has been appointed as advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Khare, a 1985-batch IAS officer from Bihar-Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed to the post on contract basis for a period of two years. He had retired as higher education secretary on September 30.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment Shri Amit Khare, IAS (Retd.) (JH:1985) as Advisor to the Prime Minister in Prim Minister's Office, in the rank and scale of Secretary to Government of India, on contract basis, as per other usual terms and conditions as are applicable in the case of reemployed officers of Secretary level in Government of India, initially for a period of two years of until further orders, whichever is earlier,” the order of appointment read.
Known to be a highly professional bureaucrat, Khare is credited for bringing in key changes in the information and broadcasting ministry. It was under him that the National Education Policy 2020 was approved by the Union cabinet.
