Who's Who of India 2026: List of Important Officials & Heads
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Constitutional & Executive Heads(8)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| President of India | Droupadi Murmu(15th)* |
| Vice President of India | C.P. Radhakrishnan(15th)* |
| Prime Minister of India | Narendra Modi* |
| Chief Justice of India | Justice Surya Kant (53rd)* |
| Attorney General of India | R. Venkataramani(16th)* |
| Solicitor General of India | Tushar Mehta* |
| Governor of RBI | Sanjay Malhotra(26th)* |
| Comptroller and Auditor General of India(CAG) | K. Sanjay Murthy* |
President of India*
Droupadi Murmu(15th)
Vice President of India*
C.P. Radhakrishnan(15th)
Prime Minister of India*
Narendra Modi
Chief Justice of India*
Justice Surya Kant (53rd)
Attorney General of India*
R. Venkataramani(16th)
Solicitor General of India*
Tushar Mehta
Governor of RBI*
Sanjay Malhotra(26th)
Comptroller and Auditor General of India(CAG)*
K. Sanjay Murthy
* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information
Secretaries & Advisors(11)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Secretary of India | Dr. T. V. Somanathan* |
| National Security Advisor (NSA) | Ajit Doval* |
| Chief Economic Advisor | Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran* |
| Defence Secretary of India | Rajesh Kumar Singh* |
| Finance Secretary of India | Ajay Seth (retired on 30, 2025)* |
| Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) | Anuradha Thakur (no formally designated title as Finance Secretary of India)* |
| Foreign Secretary of India | Vikram Misri* |
| Home Secretary of India | Govind Mohan* |
| Revenue Secretary of India | Arvind Shrivastava* |
| Principal Secretary to Prime Minister | Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra* |
| Principal Secretary-2to Prime Minister | Shaktikanta Das* |
Cabinet Secretary of India*
Dr. T. V. Somanathan
National Security Advisor (NSA)*
Ajit Doval
Chief Economic Advisor*
Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran
Defence Secretary of India*
Rajesh Kumar Singh
Finance Secretary of India*
Ajay Seth (retired on 30, 2025)
Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)*
Anuradha Thakur (no formally designated title as Finance Secretary of India)
Foreign Secretary of India*
Vikram Misri
Home Secretary of India*
Govind Mohan
Revenue Secretary of India*
Arvind Shrivastava
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister*
Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra
Principal Secretary-2to Prime Minister*
Shaktikanta Das
* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information
Legislative Leadership(8)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Chairman of Rajya Sabha | Jagdeep Dhankhar(Vice-President)* |
| Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha | Harivansh Narayan Singh* |
| Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha | P.C. Mody* |
| Leader of Rajya Sabha | J. P. Nadda* |
| Opposition Leader of Rajya Sabha | Mallikarjun Kharge* |
| Speaker of Lok Sabha | Om Birla* |
| Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha | Vacant(Last -Â Dr. M. Thambidurai)* |
| Secretary General of the Lok Sabha | Utpal Kumar Singh* |
Chairman of Rajya Sabha*
Jagdeep Dhankhar(Vice-President)
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha*
Harivansh Narayan Singh
Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha*
P.C. Mody
Leader of Rajya Sabha*
J. P. Nadda
Opposition Leader of Rajya Sabha*
Mallikarjun Kharge
Speaker of Lok Sabha*
Om Birla
Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha*
Vacant(Last -Â Dr. M. Thambidurai)
Secretary General of the Lok Sabha*
Utpal Kumar Singh
* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information
Commissions, Statutory Bodies  & Organizations(41)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Chief Election Commissioner of India | Gyanesh Kumar (26th)* |
| Chief Information Commissioner(CIC) | Heeralal Samariya(16th)* |
| Information Commissioners | Anandi Ramalingam & Vinod Kumar Tiwari* |
| Central Vigilance Commissioner | Praveen Kumar Srivastava* |
| Chief Labour Commissioner of India | Onkar Sharma* |
| Chairman of SEBI | Tuhin Kanta Pandey(11th)* |
| Chairman & CEO of the Railway Board | Satish Kumar* |
| Chairman of NITI Aayog | Narendra Modi(Prime Minister)* |
| Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog | Suman K. Bery.CEO of NITI Aayog –B.V.R. Subrahmanyam* |
| Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) | A. K. Balasubrahmanian* |
| Chairman of the Censor Board(CBFC) | Prasoon Joshi* |
| Chairman of ISRO | Dr. V. Narayanan* |
| Chairman of NABARD | Shaji K. V* |
| Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation | Siddhartha Mohanty* |
| Chairman of Law Commission | Justice Rituraj Awasthi(22nd)* |
| Chairman of Central Water Commission | Kushvinder Vohra* |
| Chairman of National Green Tribunal | Justice Prakash Shrivastava* |
| Chairman of National Knowledge Commission | Sam Pitroda* |
| Chairman of National Human Rights Commission | Vijaya Bharathi Sayani.(Acting)Chairperson of National Commission of Women–Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar* |
| Chairman of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights | Priyank Kanoongo* |
| Chairman of National Commission for Minorities | Iqbal Singh Lalpura* |
| Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes | Hansraj Gangaram Ahir* |
| Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes | Kishor Makwana* |
| Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes | Antar Singh Arya* |
| Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertaking | Santosh Kumar Gangwar* |
| Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee | K.C. Venugopal* |
| Chairman of SBI | Challa Sreenivasulu Setty* |
| Chairman of 7th Pay Commission | Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur* |
| Chairman of Finance Commission | Dr. Arvind Panagariya(16th)* |
| Chairman of the GST Council | Finance Minister (Nirmala Sitharaman)* |
| Chairman of National Statistical Commission | Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar* |
| Chairman of Staff Selection Commission(SSC) | Rakesh Ranjan* |
| Chairman of University Grants Commission(UGC) | Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar* |
| Chairman of NAAC | Prof. Anil D Sahasrabudhe* |
| Chairman of UPSC | Ajay Kumar (Former Defence Secretary)* |
| Chairman of Kerala Public Service Commission | Dr. M.R Baiju* |
| Chairman of NCERT | Dinesh Prasad Saklani* |
| Chairman of CBSE | Rahul Singh* |
| Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) | Ravi Agrawal* |
| Chairman, National Highway Authority Of India(NHAI) | Santosh Kumar Yadav* |
| Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India | Mritunjay Kumar Narayan* |
Chief Election Commissioner of India*
Gyanesh Kumar (26th)
Chief Information Commissioner(CIC)*
Heeralal Samariya(16th)
Information Commissioners*
Anandi Ramalingam & Vinod Kumar Tiwari
Central Vigilance Commissioner*
Praveen Kumar Srivastava
Chief Labour Commissioner of India*
Onkar Sharma
Chairman of SEBI*
Tuhin Kanta Pandey(11th)
Chairman & CEO of the Railway Board*
Satish Kumar
Chairman of NITI Aayog*
Narendra Modi(Prime Minister)
Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog*
Suman K. Bery.CEO of NITI Aayog –B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)*
A. K. Balasubrahmanian
Chairman of the Censor Board(CBFC)*
Prasoon Joshi
Chairman of ISRO*
Dr. V. Narayanan
Chairman of NABARD*
Shaji K. V
Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation*
Siddhartha Mohanty
Chairman of Law Commission*
Justice Rituraj Awasthi(22nd)
Chairman of Central Water Commission*
Kushvinder Vohra
Chairman of National Green Tribunal*
Justice Prakash Shrivastava
Chairman of National Knowledge Commission*
Sam Pitroda
Chairman of National Human Rights Commission*
Vijaya Bharathi Sayani.(Acting)Chairperson of National Commission of Women–Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar
Chairman of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights*
Priyank Kanoongo
Chairman of National Commission for Minorities*
Iqbal Singh Lalpura
Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes*
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes*
Kishor Makwana
Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes*
Antar Singh Arya
Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertaking*
Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee*
K.C. Venugopal
Chairman of SBI*
Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
Chairman of 7th Pay Commission*
Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur
Chairman of Finance Commission*
Dr. Arvind Panagariya(16th)
Chairman of the GST Council*
Finance Minister (Nirmala Sitharaman)
Chairman of National Statistical Commission*
Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar
Chairman of Staff Selection Commission(SSC)*
Rakesh Ranjan
Chairman of University Grants Commission(UGC)*
Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
Chairman of NAAC*
Prof. Anil D Sahasrabudhe
Chairman of UPSC*
Ajay Kumar (Former Defence Secretary)
Chairman of Kerala Public Service Commission*
Dr. M.R Baiju
Chairman of NCERT*
Dinesh Prasad Saklani
Chairman of CBSE*
Rahul Singh
Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT)*
Ravi Agrawal
Chairman, National Highway Authority Of India(NHAI)*
Santosh Kumar Yadav
Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India*
Mritunjay Kumar Narayan
* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information
Sports(30)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| President of BCCI | Roger Binny* |
| President of the Indian Olympic Association | P.T. Usha* |
| President of Hockey India | Dilip Tirkey* |
| President of Film and Television Institute of India | R. Madhavan* |
| Armed ForcesChief of Defence Staff (CDS) | General Anil Chauhan* |
| Chief of Army Staff | General Upendra Dwivedi* |
| Vice Chief of Army Staff | Lt. Gen.N. S. Raja SubramaniChief of the Naval Staff –Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi* |
| Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff | Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti* |
| Chief of the Southern Naval Command | Rear Admiral Prakash Gopalan.***Chief of Air Staff –Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh* |
| Air Officer-in-Charge Administration | Rajesh Kumar Anand* |
| Director General of the Indian Coast Guard | Paramesh Sivamani (26th)* |
| Head of BSF | Praveen Kumar* |
| Head of CRPF | Anish Dayal Singh* |
| Head of RAW | Ravi Sinha* |
| Head of Intelligence Bureau | Tapan Kumar Deka* |
| Head of CBI | Praveen Sood* |
| Head of NIA | Rakesh Aggarwal* |
| Head of ED | Rahul Navin* |
| Chief of DRDO | Dr. Samir V Kamat* |
| Director General of NCC | Lt Gen Virendra Vats* |
| Director General of CISF | Praveer Ranjan* |
| Director General of ITBP | Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor* |
| Read More:Who's Who of Kerala 2026List of Indian States: Capitals, Chief Ministers & Governors 2026📝SideNotes:NCC | National Cadet Corps.ED –Enforcement Directorate.BSF –Border Security Force.ITBP –Indo-Tibetan Border Police.NIA –National Investigation Agency.RAW –Research and Analysis Wing.CRPF –Central Reserve Police Force.CISF –Central Industrial Security Force.UPSC –Union Public Service Commission.CBFC –Central Board of Film Certification.ISRO –Indian Space Research Organisation.BCCI –Board of Control for Cricket in India.SEBI –Securities and Exchange Board of India.CBSE –Central Board of Secondary Education.NAAC–National Assessment and Accreditation Council.NITI Aayog –National Institution for Transforming India.DRDO –Defence Research and Development Organisation.NCERT –National Council of Educational Research and Training.NABARD –National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development* |
| The first woman to become the chairperson of SEBI | Madhabi Puri Buch* |
| The first person from the private sector to be appointed as the chairperson of SEBI | Madhabi Puri Buch* |
| Father of India's Communication Revolution | Sam Pitroda* |
| First Woman President of the Indian Olympic Association | P.T. Usha* |
| First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India | Justice Harilal J. Kania* |
| First-ever woman to hold the designated title of Finance Secretary | Sushma Nath (2011)* |
| First Woman to be appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) | Anuradha Thakur.** Updated according to current statistics as of January 28, 2026* |
President of BCCI*
Roger Binny
President of the Indian Olympic Association*
P.T. Usha
President of Hockey India*
Dilip Tirkey
President of Film and Television Institute of India*
R. Madhavan
Armed ForcesChief of Defence Staff (CDS)*
General Anil Chauhan
Chief of Army Staff*
General Upendra Dwivedi
Vice Chief of Army Staff*
Lt. Gen.N. S. Raja SubramaniChief of the Naval Staff –Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff*
Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti
Chief of the Southern Naval Command*
Rear Admiral Prakash Gopalan.***Chief of Air Staff –Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh
Air Officer-in-Charge Administration*
Rajesh Kumar Anand
Director General of the Indian Coast Guard*
Paramesh Sivamani (26th)
Head of BSF*
Praveen Kumar
Head of CRPF*
Anish Dayal Singh
Head of RAW*
Ravi Sinha
Head of Intelligence Bureau*
Tapan Kumar Deka
Head of CBI*
Praveen Sood
Head of NIA*
Rakesh Aggarwal
Head of ED*
Rahul Navin
Chief of DRDO*
Dr. Samir V Kamat
Director General of NCC*
Lt Gen Virendra Vats
Director General of CISF*
Praveer Ranjan
Director General of ITBP*
Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor
Read More:Who's Who of Kerala 2026List of Indian States: Capitals, Chief Ministers & Governors 2026đź“ťSideNotes:NCC*
National Cadet Corps.ED –Enforcement Directorate.BSF –Border Security Force.ITBP –Indo-Tibetan Border Police.NIA –National Investigation Agency.RAW –Research and Analysis Wing.CRPF –Central Reserve Police Force.CISF –Central Industrial Security Force.UPSC –Union Public Service Commission.CBFC –Central Board of Film Certification.ISRO –Indian Space Research Organisation.BCCI –Board of Control for Cricket in India.SEBI –Securities and Exchange Board of India.CBSE –Central Board of Secondary Education.NAAC–National Assessment and Accreditation Council.NITI Aayog –National Institution for Transforming India.DRDO –Defence Research and Development Organisation.NCERT –National Council of Educational Research and Training.NABARD –National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
The first woman to become the chairperson of SEBI*
Madhabi Puri Buch
The first person from the private sector to be appointed as the chairperson of SEBI*
Madhabi Puri Buch
Father of India's Communication Revolution*
Sam Pitroda
First Woman President of the Indian Olympic Association*
P.T. Usha
First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India*
Justice Harilal J. Kania
First-ever woman to hold the designated title of Finance Secretary*
Sushma Nath (2011)
First Woman to be appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)*
Anuradha Thakur.** Updated according to current statistics as of January 28, 2026
* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information
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