New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The central government on Wednesday gave one more extension in service to Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan for a period of one year up to August 22, 2027.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the extension. This is the second consecutive year that Mohan, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Sikkim cadre, has been granted an extension as Union Home Secretary. The government had first extended his tenure in the post until August 22, 2026, through an order issued on July 11, 2025.

A Ministry of Personnel order mentions that Mohan's tenure has been extended for a period of one year beyond August 22, 2026, up to August 22, 2027, or ...