Sh. C.K. Mishra

C.K. Mishra joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1983 and currently heading the Ministry of

Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Government of India. He has been spearheading the Indian

efforts at addressing climate change issues and at policy interventions in matter relating to pollution and

Air Quality. He led the Indian negotiations at important Forums such as United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change (Conference of the Parties (COP)) to assess progress in dealing with

climate change; Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and various other

multilateral events. He is also the administrative head of Forest & Wildlife conservation efforts in India.

Prior to this, he was Secretary incharge of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and also held the

additional charge of Ministry of AYUSH for some time. As Additional Secretary & Mission Director,

National Health Mission, he led one of the largest public health programme globally. In more than 30

years of public service, C. K. Mishra has served as an administrator, policy maker and public health

strategist holding a wide range of assignments in the fields of Health, Education, Industry and Power. C.K.

Mishra is recognised for his significant contributions to improving the Indian Public Health landscape. He

has been the force behind ‘Mission Indradhanush’ – the largest ever focussed campaign to immunize

children. His views on Maternal child heath are well accepted globally as he brings a practical

implementation perspective to his views. Born in Patna, Bihar, C.K. Mishra earned his Bachelor’s Degree

in History (Hons) from St. Stephens College, Delhi University. In addition to this, he has received a Post

Graduate Diploma in Media Law at NALSAR, Hyderabad. He has also completed the Advanced Leadership

Programme from Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), Australia.