Govind Mohan Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Civil Servant
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	21/09/1965
Age	59 years
Birthplace	Uttar Pradesh

Bio/Wiki

Profession	Civil Servant (IAS Officer)

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School(s)	Saint Joseph School, Dehradun Indian School Certificate, St Francis’ College, Lucknow (March 1982)
College/University	IIT (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh IIM Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Degrees	B.Tech. (Electrical) from IIT (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (July 1982–March 1986) Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat (July 1986–March 1988)

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Marital Status	Married
Hometown	Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Virgo

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Career

Career Overview	Joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1989. Held various significant positions, including:
Major Designation(s)	SDM (Junior Scale): 1 October 1991 - 31 August 1992 Deputy Secretary (Junior Scale): 1 September 1992 - 31 July 1994 Deputy Resident Commissioner: 1 August 1994 - 31 July 1995 Joint Resident Commissioner: 1 August 1995 - 30 June 1996 District Collector and District Magistrate (Gangtok): 1 July 1996 - 24 April 1998 Deputy Commissioner (Gangtok): 1 July 1996 - 29 April 1998 Private Secretary (Information & Broadcasting): 29 April 1998 - 30 June 1998 Private Secretary (Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions): 12 November 1999 - 4 March 2003 Deputy Secretary (Finance and Company Affairs Economic Affairs): 28 February 2003 - 6 August 2003 Director (Finance and Company Affairs Economic Affairs): 6 August 2003 - 15 December 2003 Director (Finance Expenditure): 9 January 2006 - 28 February 2008 Director (Finance Economic Affairs): 29 February 2008 - 19 February 2009 Joint Secretary (Finance Economic Affairs): 19 February 2009 - 8 January 2011 Joint Secretary (Cabinet): 9 January 2011 - 8 February 2012 Joint Secretary (Finance Economic Affairs, Washington DC): 25 July 2012 - 24 August 2015 Principal Resident Commissioner (Joint Secretary), Sikkim House, New Delhi: 25 August 2015 - 3 August 2017 Joint Secretary (Finance Economic Affairs): 10 August 2017 - 13 May 2018 Joint Secretary (Home Affairs): 14 May 2018 - 17 September 2018 Additional Secretary (Home Affairs), New Delhi: 17 September 2018 - 30 September 2021 Secretary (Culture), New Delhi: 1 August 2021 - 14 August 2024 OSD Secretary (Home Affairs), New Delhi: 14 August 2024 - 22 August 2024 Secretary (Home Affairs), New Delhi: 23 August 2024 - 30 August 2025
Notable Achievements	Managed cultural issues during tenure at the Ministry of Culture. Handled service issues for AGMUT cadre of IAS and IPS while leading the Union Territories division. Processed foreign investment proposals and revised India’s gold policy. Coordinated India’s policy in multilateral forums like G20 and BRICS.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Attended the Phase V Mid Career Training Programme in 2017.
Communicated extensively with Union government agencies as Principal Resident Commissioner.
Handled the 2024 Assembly election in Jammu & Kashmir during his tenure.