Secretary for three years in the same ministry & continuing

Its a rare achievement that Durga Shankar Mishra is going to complete three years as Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing. He took over the charge on June 28, 2017 and since then he is serving in the same ministry. Before that he was Addl Secretary in the same ministry for three years from July 28, 2014 to June 27, 2017. He is a 1984 batch UP cadre IAS officer and scheduled to retire in December 2021.