Historical timeline showcasing 52 distinguished officers who served as Secretaries to Governor since 1936
52
Total Secretaries
88
Years of Service
1936
First Appointment
| Sl.No. |
NAME |
FROM |
TO |
| 1 |
Shri N.B.S. Rajput, IAS
|
29.07.2024
|
22.07.2025
|
| 2 |
Shri Saswat Mishra, IAS
|
03.08.2021
|
29.07.2024
|
| 3 |
Dr. Pramod Kumar Meherda, IAS
|
11.03.2020
|
02.08.2021
|
| 4 |
Shri Madhu Sudan Padhi, IAS
|
25.07.2018
|
10.03.2020
|
| 5 |
Shri C.J. Venugopal, IAS
|
03.08.2015
|
23.07.2018
|
| 6 |
Shri Gagan Kumar Dhal, IAS
|
09.07.2015
|
03.08.2015
|
| 7 |
Shri Parag Gupta, IAS
|
25.06.2007
|
08.07.2015
|
| 8 |
Shri N. Sanyal, IAS
|
10.06.2005
|
25.06.2007
|
| 9 |
Shri T. Ramachandru, IAS
|
06.02.2002
|
10.06.2005
|
| 10 |
Shri S. Srinivasan, IAS
|
05.07.2000
|
06.02.2002
|
| 11 |
Shri Ajit Kumar Tripathy, IAS
|
10.03.2000
|
05.07.2000
|
| 12 |
Mr. N.C. Vasudevan, IAS
|
19.02.1996
|
09.03.2000
|
| 13 |
Shri S.K. Menon, IAS
|
04.11.1993
|
18.02.1996
|
| 14 |
Shri D.N. Padhi, IAS
|
03.08.1992
|
04.11.1993
|
| 15 |
Shri Bhaskar Chatterjee, IAS
|
12.08.1991
|
03.08.1992
|
| 16 |
Shri R.K. Panda, IAS
|
18.07.1990
|
11.08.1991
|
| 17 |
Shri G. Mohan Kumar, IAS
|
06.02.1990
|
17.07.1990
|
| 18 |
Shri A. Rath, IAS
|
17.08.1987
|
06.02.1990
|
| 19 |
Shri L. Mishra, IAS
|
01.02.1985
|
17.08.1987
|
| 20 |
Shri R. Srinivasan, IAS
|
22.05.1980
|
02.02.1981
|
| 21 |
Shri R.C. Palsingh, IAS
|
05.06.1978
|
22.05.1980
|
| 22 |
Shri Bhupinder Singh, IAS
|
03.09.1977
|
05.06.1978
|
| 23 |
Shri A.L. Nair, IAS
|
01.04.1977
|
31.08.1977
|
| 24 |
Shri S.K. Palit, IAS
|
26.04.1976
|
31.03.1977
|
| 25 |
Shri P.K. Dey, IAS
|
09.11.1974
|
26.04.1976
|
| 26 |
Shri D.P. Das, IAS
|
15.11.1972
|
08.11.1974
|
| 27 |
Shri S. Sundararajan, IAS
|
15.09.1972
|
15.11.1972
|
| 28 |
Shri B.B. Rath, IAS
|
01.10.1971
|
15.07.1972
|
| 29 |
Shri P.S. Habeeb Mohamed, IAS
|
02.06.1971
|
30.09.1971
|
| 30 |
Shri Panchanan Tripathi, IAS
|
01.02.1971
|
28.05.1971
|
| 31 |
Shri A.K. Ray, IAS
|
09.11.1970
|
31.01.1971
|
| 32 |
Shri B.M. Padhi, IAS
|
31.07.1968
|
08.11.1970
|
| 33 |
Shri D.P. Tripathi, IAS
|
19.03.1968
|
30.07.1968
|
| 34 |
Shri R.N. Das, IAS
|
30.09.1962
|
19.03.1968
|
| 35 |
Shri Hit Prakash, CSS
|
06.09.1957
|
30.09.1962
|
| 36 |
Shri S.C. Palit, IAS
|
02.09.1952
|
05.09.1957
|
| 37 |
Shri Bhabagrahi Misra, IAS
|
21.12.1951
|
12.08.1952
|
| 38 |
Shri S.C. Palit, IAS
|
24.09.1951
|
20.12.1951
|
| 39 |
Shri K.S. Raghupati, IAS
|
21.04.1951
|
19.09.1951
|
| 40 |
Shri Bhabagrahi Misra, IAS
|
31.10.1947
|
20.04.1951
|
| 41 |
Shri B. Mukherjee, ICS
|
02.09.1946
|
30.10.1947
|
| 42 |
Mr. J.W. Orr, ICS
|
01.09.1946
|
02.09.1946
|
| 43 |
Mr. R.S. Swann, ICS
|
05.01.1945
|
01.09.1946
|
| 44 |
Mr. C.L. Bryson, ICS
|
19.12.1944
|
04.01.1945
|
| 45 |
Mr. R.S. Swann, ICS
|
14.11.1944
|
18.12.1944
|
| 46 |
Mr. C.L. Bryson, ICS
|
27.07.1944
|
13.11.1944
|
| 47 |
Mr. V.E. Devies, ICS
|
12.01.1941
|
26.07.1944
|
| 48 |
Mr. J. Bowstead, ICS
|
|
|
| 49 |
Mr. F.E.A. Taylor, ICS
|
|
|
| 50 |
Mr. J.S. Wilcock, ICS
|
01.04.1936
|
12.01.1941
|
This historical record showcases the distinguished lineage of administrative leadership serving the Governor's Secretariat since 1936, transitioning from British ICS officers to the modern IAS cadre, representing 88 years of continuous administrative service.