Meet Nidhi Tewari, the IFS officer appointed as PM Narendra Modi’s new Private Secretary: All about her education qualification and career – The Times of India
A new official announcement by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) reveals that Nidhi Tewari has been appointed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s new private secretary. The announcement was made on March 31, 2025, following approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Nidhi Tewari is a 2014-batch officer of the IFS and she could be one of the youngest officers to hold this coveted post. She succeeds Vivek Kumar and Hardik Shah, who earlier held the position of the PM’s Private Secretary. Read all about Nidhi Tewari here:
Who is Nidhi Tewari?
Nidhi Tewari hails from Mehmurganj, Varanasi and currently serves as the Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
As per reports, Tewari also played an important role in India’s G20 chairmanship.
Tewari’s new role is reportedly at Level 12 of the pay matrix and will remain in effect until the end of her current position or until further orders are issued.
Nidhi Tewari’s education qualifications
Nidhi Tewari completed her schooling from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She then pursused her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. As per reports, she cleared the Civil Services Examination in 2013 and secured the 96th rank after which she was selected in the IFS batch 2014.
Nidhi Tewari’s career
As per reports, Nidhi Tewari initially worked as the Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Tax) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh before taking the Civil Services Examination in 2013. She then worked in the Ministry of External Affair’s Disarmament and International Security Affairs Division. In 2022, she joined the PMO as the Under Secretary, and in 2023, she was promoted to the rank of Deputy Secretary. Reports also suggest that at the PMO, Tewari worked in the ‘Foreign and Security’ section and her feilds included foreign affairs, security, and atomic energy. It was her expertise in foreign affairs and international relations which helped her play an important role at the PMO, and she directly reported to Ajit Doval, the National Security Advisor.
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