New Delhi: State-run power major NTPC Limited has announced the appointment of Diwakar Nath Misra as Government Nominee Director on the company's Board. Presently, he is serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Power.
NTPC informed the stock exchanges that the President of India has appointed Misra to the position. His tenure as Government Nominee Director will continue until his tenure in the Ministry of Power or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Follow The PSUWatch Channel on Whatsapp
Diwakar Nath Misra is a 2000-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, with over two decades of experience in public administration, policy formulation and institutional governance. He is currently serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Government of India.
Over the course of his career, Misra has held senior positions across several key government departments, including Power, Finance, Commerce and Industry, Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Defence. His experience in central government policymaking, along with his exposure to grassroots administration in Assam, has provided him with broad expertise in governance and institutional management.
During his tenure as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Misra represented India at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), articulating the country's position and strategic priorities in global financial governance.
As Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, he led policy and institutional reforms aimed at strengthening India's agricultural export ecosystem. These initiatives helped agricultural exports cross the USD 1 billion milestone for the first time, according to the profile provided.
Earlier, as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Misra played a key role in shaping and implementing policy frameworks for the upstream hydrocarbon sector, including the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) and the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP). These frameworks were aimed at facilitating exploration and development of India's oil and gas resources and supporting greater self-reliance in the sector.
Follow PSU Watch on LinkedIN
Misra has also served on the boards of Oil India Limited, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, and Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited, giving him experience in the governance of public sector enterprises across the energy value chain.
(PSU Watch is India's Business News centre that places the spotlight on PSUs, Bureaucracy, Defence and Public Policy. 👉 Click to join our channel now: PSUWatch WhatsApp Channel. Prefer LinkedIn? Follow PSU Watch on LinkedIN. Click to stay connected on Twitter here and stay updated.)