Amit Khare, IAS, Secretary, Higher Education, was felicitated by Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on eve of his superannuation during an event organised at All India Council for Technical Education.
Khare is an Indian Administrative Service officer (1985 batch) from Bihar/Jharkhand cadre. He assumed the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education) in Dec 2019.
Within a short time thereafter, the National Education Policy 2020 was approved by the cabinet on 29 July 2020.
Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said, "Amit Khare has set a benchmark in field of higher education with his expertise and wide range of experience in various domains. He has been instrumental in guiding me on the various aspects of National Education Policy 2020. I have been fortunate to have him as my Secretary because of which I could comprehend the larger picture of school, skill and higher education toward fulfilling the objectives of NEP.