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{{Short description|Indian bureaucrat and former chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Durga Shanker Mishra
| native_name = {{IAST|Durgā Śaṃkara Miśrā}}
| image = File:The Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs cum-ChairmanDMRC, Shri Durga Shanker Mishra launching the upgraded version of ‘Delhi Metro Mobile App’ of Delhi Metro, in New Delhi on July 23, 2018 (cropped).JPG
| office2 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary]] of India
| predecessor2 = [[Rajiv Gauba]]
| successor2 = Manoj Joshi
| term_end2 = 29 Dec 2021
| term_start2 = 21 June 2017
| office1 = [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] <br> [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_end1 = 30 June 2024
| term_start1 = 30 December 2021
| predecessor1 = [[Rajendra Kumar Tiwari]]
| successor1 = Manoj Kumar Singh<ref>{{Cite web | title=Manoj Kumar Singh appointed as UP chief secretary by CM Yogi Adityanath, succeeds Durga Shanker Mishra - Hindustan Times | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/cm-yogi-adityanath-appoints-manoj-kumar-singh-as-chief-secretary-101719733250104.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630092154/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/cm-yogi-adityanath-appoints-manoj-kumar-singh-as-chief-secretary-101719733250104.html | access-date=2025-07-12 | archive-date=2024-06-30}}</ref>
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|12|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Paharipur Khiriyat Mau, Uttar Pradesh|Mau]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<ref name=":DoAP GoUP">{{Cite web|url=http://niyuktionline.up.nic.in/DOCUMENTS/IAS-GradationList2016.pdf|title=Gradation list of Uttar Pradesh Cadre IAS officers - 2016|website=Department of Appointment and Personnel, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021010956/http://niyuktionline.up.nic.in/DOCUMENTS/IAS-GradationList2016.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2016|page=7|url-status=dead|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref>
| alma_mater = [[IIT Kanpur]]<br />[[University of Western Sydney]]<br />[[International Institute of Social Studies]]
| occupation = [[IAS officer]]
| caption = Mishra in July 2018
}}
'''Durga Shanker Mishra''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Durgā Śaṃkara Miśrā'') (born 4 December 1961) is a 1984 batch retired [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer of [[Uttar Pradesh]] cadre. He served as [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] to [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] from 30 December 2021 till 30 June 2024. Previously, he served as [[Secretary to Government of India|Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary]] and [[Chairman]] of the [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=225317339&privcapId=11611572&previousCapId=11611572&previousTitle=Delhi%20Metro%20Rail%20Corporation%20Limited|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2019-03-01|title=Stocks }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/Top_manage.aspx|title=Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. {{!}} Advertisement|website=www.delhimetrorail.com|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>

== Education ==
Mishra is a [[Undergraduate education|graduate]] ([[Bachelor of Technology|BTech]]) in [[electrical engineering]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14542&PageId=|title=Durga Shanker Mishra - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tkbsen.in/2017/06/d-s-mishra-takes-charge-as-union-urban-development-secretary/|title=D S Mishra Takes Charge As Union Urban Development Secretary|last=Sen|first=Manish|date=23 June 2017|website=The Sen Times|location=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref> He also holds an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] degree in [[international business]] from the [[Western Sydney University|University of Western Sydney]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Mishra also holds a [[postgraduate diploma]] in [[public policy]] from [[International Institute of Social Studies]], [[The Hague]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In addition, Mishra holds a [[postgraduate diploma]] in [[human resource management]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
Mishra has served in various key positions for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] during his career, like as [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] ([[Department of Appointment and Personnel|Appointment and Personnel]]), Secretary (Tax and Registration), Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), managing director of Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation (SDCFC), [[District collector (India)|district magistrate and collector]] of [[Agra district|Agra]] and [[Sonbhadra district|Sonbhadra]] districts, Vice Chairman of [[Kanpur Development Authority]] and as the [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|municipal commissioner]] of [[Kanpur]] in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh government]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and as the [[Secretary to the Government of India|Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary]], [[Additional secretary to the Government of India|additional secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Ministry of Urban Development]], [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|joint secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Ministry of Mines]], [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|joint secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] and as the chief vigilance officer of the [[Airports Authority of India]] in the [[Government of India|Indian government]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary ===
Durga Shanker Mishra was appointed as the [[Secretary to the Government of India|Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]],<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://egov.eletsonline.com/2017/06/durga-shanker-mishra-appointed-urban-development-secretary/|title=Durga Shanker Mishra appointed Urban Development Secretary|date=22 June 2017|website=EGov|publisher=ELets|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/urban-development-secretary-rajiv-gauba-to-be-next-home-secretary/story-oQPEME7fTx0PfQ0dtbG0ZM.html|title=Urban development secretary Rajiv Gauba to be next home secretary|last=Ahuja|first=Rajesh|date=21 June 2017|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/major-bureaucratic-reshuffle-rajiv-gauba-to-become-next-home-secretary-4715698/|title=Secretary-level bureaucratic reshuffle: Rajiv Gauba to replace Rajiv Mehrishi as Union Home Secretary|date=21 June 2017|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rajiv-gauba-replaces-rajiv-mehrishi-as-home-secretary/articleshow/59257494.cms|title=Rajiv Gauba replaces Rajiv Mehrishi as home secretary|date=21 June 2017|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> he assumed the office of Secretary on 21 June 2017 and served there till 29 December 2021.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{URL|1=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14542&PageId=|2=Executive record sheet as maintained by the Department of Personnel and Training in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of the Government of India}}
* {{URL|1=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=225317339&privcapId=9663761|2=Executive profile on Bloomberg}}

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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:IIT Kanpur alumni]]
[[Category:Western Sydney University alumni]]
[[Category:International Institute of Social Studies alumni]]
[[Category:People from Mau district]]

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