New Delhi, March 31: IFS officer Nidhi Tewari has been appointed private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Personnel Ministry order said.

A 2014-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Tewari is currently serving as deputy secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). PM Modi Private Secretary: IFS Officer Nidhi Tewari Appointed Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Tewari's appointment as private secretary on a co-terminus basis, said the order dated March 29.

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