CQ- Nripendra Misra could be Modi Principal Secretary

As per the media report Former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman and UP-cadre IAS of 1967 batch, Nripendra Misra will be appointed as new Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. 

Media reports said he met Modi last week, and the latter is said to have made up his mind on appointing the former to the key post then.

Misra is known to have low tolerance for ignorance among the people around him. Journalists interviewing him have also faced his cutting remarks, when he found them without the requisite homework. His new boss, Narendra Modi, is believed to have a similar no-nonsense approach to work. 

As TRAI Chairman (2006-09), Misra took lot of interest in restructuring and organizing the fragmented Cable TV and Broadcasting Industry. Major Consultations taken up during his tenure are- licensing issue relating to DTH & HITS, issue relating to Tariff for Cable Television Service in non-CAS area, Revenue Sharing formula for service providers in CAS notified area, Media Ownership, Guidelines for Television Audience Measurement/ Television Rating Points (TRP), interconnection issues relating to Broadcasting and Cable services, Restructuring of Cable TV services, foreign investment limit for broadcasting sector etc. He had a very practical approach to regulating the industry considering the situation on the ground as all stakeholders were very satisfied with CAS regulations.

Misra is extremely experienced in government office as in the past he has served in multiple important positions. He has taken on many roles: Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI); Secretary, Department of Telecommunications & Chairman Telecom Commission, Government of India; Secretary, Department of Fertilizers; Special Secretary/Additional Secretary, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ministry of Commerce, Minister (Economic), Embassy of India, USA; Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, and district level and other senior assignments in the state government of Uttar Pradesh.

After retiring in 2009 from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), where he had issued controversial recommendations on spectrum allocation and auction, he was heading an NGO 'Public Interest Foundation’.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/national-news/item/4964-cq-nripendra-misra-could-be-modi-principal-secretary.html