Who's Who of India 2026: List of Important Officials & Heads

This blog post features a latest updated list of key Indian officials for 2026, essential for acing Kerala PSC exams especially preliminary and main exams like University Assistant, LDC, LGS, Sub-Inspector, and other competitive examinations.

Staying updated with current "Who's Who" is vital. This guide empowers you with the most accurate data on the key players in the Indian government, providing the competitive edge needed to succeed in your exam journey.

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List of Important Indian Officials 2026

1. Constitutional & Executive Heads

• 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).
• Deputy Governors of RBI – Swaminathan Janakiraman, Poonam Gupta, Shirish Chandra Murmu & Rohit Jain.***
• Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) – K. Sanjay Murthy.
• Controller General of Accounts (CGA) –  T.C.A. Kalyani.

2. Secretaries & Advisors

• 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.
• Higher Education Secretary of India – Naresh Pal Gangwar. ***
• Principal Secretary to Prime Minister – Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra.
• Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister – Shaktikanta Das.

3. Legislative Leadership

• Chairman of Rajya Sabha – Jagdeep Dhankhar (Vice-President).
• Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha – Harivansh Narayan Singh. (third consecutive term; First nominated member in the history of the Indian Parliament to hold the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha)
• 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 - Dr. M. Thambidurai).
• Secretary General of the Lok Sabha – Utpal Kumar Singh.

4. Commissions, Statutory Bodies  & Organizations

• 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 – Ashok Kumar Lahiri.
• CEO of NITI Aayog – Nidhi Chhibber.
• Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) – Saurabh Vijay.
• Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) – A. K. Balasubrahmanian.***
• Chairman of the Censor Board (CBFC) – Shashi Shekhar Vempati.
• Chairman of Prasar Bharati – Prasoon Joshi.
• Chairman of ISRO – Dr. V. Narayanan.
• CEO of IndiaAI Mission – Saurabh Vijay.
• Director General of CSIR – Dr. N. Kalaiselvi.
• 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. (discontinued in 2014)
• Chairman of National Human Rights Commission – Justice V. Ramasubramanian.
• 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 8th Pay Commission – Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
• Chairman of Finance Commission – Dr. Arvind Panagariya (16th).
• Chairman of the GST Council – Finance Minister (Nirmala Sitharaman).
• Chairman of National Statistical Commission – Dr. Saibal Chattopadhyay.
• 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 – Lokhande Prashant Sitaram.
• 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.

5. Sports

• 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 Forces

• Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) – General NS Raja Subramani.
• Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) – Air Marshal Tejinder Singh.
• Chief of Army Staff – Lt. Gen. Dhiraj Seth.
• Vice Chief of Army Staff – Lt Gen Sandeep Jain.
• Chief of the Naval Staff – Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan.
• Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff – Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar.
• Chief of the Southern Naval Command – Rear Admiral Prakash Gopalan.
• Chief of Air Staff – Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.
• Vice Chief of Air Staff – Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit.
• 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 – Mahesh Dixit.
• Head of CBI – Praveen Sood.
• Head of NIA – Rakesh Aggarwal.
• Head of ED – Rahul Navin.
• Chief of DRDO – Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh (Addl. Charge).
• 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 2026
• List of Indian States: Capitals, Chief Ministers & Governors 2026

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📝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.
• Planning Commission was reformed into NITI Aayog in 2014 by the Modi Govt.
• The term of office for CIC is 3 years now, formerly it was 5 years.
• 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.  
• First woman officer from the non-medical stream in the Indian Defence Forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal – Shakti Sharma. 

** Updated according to current statistics as of September 24, 2026.

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