Chandra Kishore Mishra

Mr. C.K. Mishra has been a career Civil Servant belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. He joined the Service (IAS) in 1983 and superannuated as a secretary in 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 matters 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 was also the administrative head of Forest & Wildlife conservation efforts in India where India saw a continuous increase in Forest cover. His interventions and policy initiatives have brought India in the category of very few countries in the world on course to achieve the 2-degree target of global warming.

Prior to this, he was Secretary in the 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 about 37 years of public service, Mr. 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. Mr. C.K. Mishra is recognised for his significant contributions to improving the Indian Public Health landscape.

He has been the leader in implementing ‘Mission Indradhanush’ – the largest ever focussed campaign to immunize children. His views on Maternal child health are well accepted globally as he brings a practical implementation perspective to his views. His proactive policy changes helped India see a huge reduction in maternal and child mortality. He held leadership positions as head of many international organizations relating to maternal child health, tobacco con troll, population stabilization etc. He has also held important leadership positions in the field of Industry, Education and the social sector, both at central as well as provincial level.

Born in Patna, Bihar, Mr. 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.

Mr. C K Mishra retired from service in 2020 and is now active with various organizations