Senior IAS officer Prasad appointed Special Secretary to President

Senior IAS officer E L S N Bala Prasad was on Wednesday designated as the Special Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the designation of Prasad as the Special Secretary to the President, according to an official order.

Prasad is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre. The ACC approved the temporary upgradation of the post of Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the President, held by Prasad, to the level of Special Secretary in the rank under Central Staffing Scheme, the order added.