Pankaj Agrawal, born on 19 November 1969, is a 1992 batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre. He holds a B.E. in Civil Engineering, an M.Tech. in Building Science from IIT Delhi, and an M.P.A. in Policy Analysis from the National University of Singapore. Currently, he serves as Secretary in the Department of Power, Ministry of Power, New Delhi (since 1 July 2023). His past roles include Officer on Special Duty, Additional Secretary (Acquisition), Joint Secretary, multiple tenures as Principal Secretary to Government, Commissioner, Chairman and Managing Director, Managing Director, Deputy Secretary, District Collector, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Director. He is proficient in