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​Shri C.K. Mishra

  • Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, India

Shri C.K. Mishra joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1983 and currently heading the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. He led the Indian negotiations at important Forums such as United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Conference of the Parties (COP)) to assess progress in dealing with climate change; Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and various other multilateral events. He leads the government initiative for air pollution mitigation in Delhi and indeed all pollution control strategies for the country. He is also the administrative head of Forest & Wildlife conservation efforts in India.

Prior to this, he was Secretary in-charge of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and also held the additional charge of Ministry of AYUSH for some time. Before his elevation as Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, he was Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Health Mission, who led one of the largest public health programme globally. In more than 30 years of public service, Shri C. K. Mishra has served as an administrator, policy-maker and public health strategist holding a wide range of assignments in the fields of Health, Education, Industry and Power. Shri C.K. Mishra is recognised for his significant contributions to improving the Indian Public Health landscape.

He was earlier also associated with delivering health care at the provincial level and played a key role in eradicating polio in the toughest region of Bihar. He has been the force behind `Mission Indradhanush’ — the largest ever focussed campaign to immunize children. His views on Maternal child heath are well accepted globally as he brings a practical implementation perspective to his views.

Born in Patna, Bihar, Shri C.K. Mishra earned his Bachelor’s Degree in History (Hons) from St. Stephens College, Delhi University. In addition to this, he has received a Post Graduate Diploma in Media Law at NALSAR, Hyderabad. He has also completed the Advanced Leadership Programme from Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), Australia.