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| name = Mukesh Kumar Meshram

| name = Mukesh Kumar Meshram

| image = Mukesh kumar Meshram.jpg

| image = Mukesh kumar Meshram.jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|6|26}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|6|26}}

| birth_place = [[Balaghat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]

| birth_place = [[Balaghat]], Madhya Pradesh, India

| nationality = Indian

| nationality = Indian

| alma_mater = [[IIT Roorkee]] (M.Arch), MPA

| alma_mater = [[IIT Roorkee]] (), MPA

| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer, Civil servant

| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer, servant

| years_active = 1995–present

| years_active = 1995–present

| employer = [[Government of India]]

| employer = [[Government of India]]

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| notable_works = Principal Secretary, UP; DG-UP Tourism }}

| notable_works = Principal Secretary, UP; DG-UP Tourism }}

”’Mukesh Kumar Meshram”’ (born 26 June 1967) is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer of the [[1995]] batch, [[Uttar Pradesh]] cadre. He currently serves as Principal Secretary, [[Animal husbandry|Animal Husbandry]], Dairy Development, and Fisheries, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Tourism |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Tourism |website= Wikipedia |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=October 2025}}<ref name=”civil-list”>{{Cite web|title=Civil List – IAS|url=https://www.niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/civil-list-ias.htm|website=Niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”indianmasterminds”>{{Cite news|title=An IAS Officer for People and Animals|url=https://indianmasterminds.com/feature-stories-on-bureaucrats-changemakers/change-makers/an-ias-officer-for-people-and-animals/|date=22 December 2020|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=UP Tourism Transformation: In Conversation with Mukesh Kumar Meshram, Prl Secy |url=https://observenow.com/2024/04/observenow-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-up-tourism-transformation-in-conversation-with-mukesh-kumar-meshram-prl-secy-up-tourism-dept/ |work=ObserveNow |date=April 2024 |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Mukesh K. Meshram continues as Principal Secretary, Tourism UP |url=https://www.travelturtle.world/news/domestic/mukesh-k-meshram-continues-as-principal-secretary-tourism-up/ |work=Travel Turtle |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Mukesh Kumar Meshram IAS posted as Principal Secretary- Culture and Tourism, UP |url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/mukesh-kumar-meshram-ias-posted-as-principal-secretary-culture-and-tourism-up/ |work=Indian Bureaucracy |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=UP IAS Association releases its magazine update |url=https://www.indianmandarins.com/news/up-ias-association-releases-its-magazine-update-/29057 |work=Indian Mandarins |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref>

”’Mukesh Kumar Meshram”’ (born 26 June 1967) is an [[Indian ]] (IAS) officer of the 1995 batch, [[Uttar Pradesh]] cadre. He currently serves as Principal Secretary, [[Animal husbandry]], Dairy Development, and Fisheries, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Tourism |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Tourism |website= Wikipedia |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=October 2025}}<ref name=”civil-list”>{{Cite web|title=Civil List – IAS|url=https://www.niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/civil-list-ias.htm|website=Niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”indianmasterminds”>{{Cite news|title=An IAS Officer for People and Animals|url=https://indianmasterminds.com/feature-stories-on-bureaucrats-changemakers/change-makers/an-ias-officer-for-people-and-animals/|date=22 December 2020|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=UP Tourism Transformation: In Conversation with Mukesh Kumar Meshram, Prl Secy |url=https://observenow.com/2024/04/observenow-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-up-tourism-transformation-in-conversation-with-mukesh-kumar-meshram-prl-secy-up-tourism-dept/ |work=ObserveNow |date=April 2024 |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Mukesh K. Meshram continues as Principal Secretary, Tourism UP |url=https://www.travelturtle.world/news/domestic/mukesh-k-meshram-continues-as-principal-secretary-tourism-up/ |work=Travel Turtle |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Mukesh Kumar Meshram IAS posted as Principal Secretary- Culture and Tourism, UP |url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/mukesh-kumar-meshram-ias-posted-as-principal-secretary-culture-and-tourism-up/ |work=Indian Bureaucracy |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=UP IAS Association releases its magazine update |url=https://www.indianmandarins.com/news/up-ias-association-releases-its-magazine-update-/29057 |work=Indian Mandarins |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

==Early life and education==

Meshram was born in [[Balaghat district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He holds a [[Master of Architecture]] from [[IIT Roorkee]] and a [[Master of Public Administration]].<ref name=”hindinews18″>{{Cite news|title=मां ने मजदूरी कर बेटे को बनाया IAS, रुला देगी मुकेश कुमार मेश्राम की कहानी|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/business/success-story-success-story-up-tourism-culture-secretary-ias-mukesh-kumar-meshram-study-from-iit-roorkee-local18-9018551.html|publisher=[[News18 India|News18 Hindi]]|date=8 February 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”linkedin”>{{Cite web|title=Mukesh Kumar Meshram – Indian Administrative Service|url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/mukesh-kumar-meshram-a9709718|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”tvwnews”>{{Cite news|title=In Exclusive Conversation with Mukesh Kumar Meshram, IAS|url=https://tvwnewsindia.com/2024/07/24/in-exclusive-conversation-with-mukesh-kumar-meshram-revitalizing-uttar-pradesh-tourism-for-global-leadership/|work=TVW News India|date=24 July 2024|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref>

Meshram was born in [[Balaghat district]], Madhya Pradesh. He holds a [[Master of Architecture]] from [[IIT Roorkee]] and a [[Master of Public Administration]].<ref name=”hindinews18″>{{Cite news|title=मां ने मजदूरी कर बेटे को बनाया IAS, रुला देगी मुकेश कुमार मेश्राम की कहानी|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/business/success-story-success-story-up-tourism-culture-secretary-ias-mukesh-kumar-meshram-study-from-iit-roorkee-local18-9018551.html|publisher=[[News18 India|News18 Hindi]]|date=8 February 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”linkedin”>{{Cite web|title=Mukesh Kumar Meshram Indian Administrative Service|url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/mukesh-kumar-meshram-a9709718|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”tvwnews”>{{Cite news|title=In Exclusive Conversation with Mukesh Kumar Meshram, IAS|url=https://tvwnewsindia.com/2024/07/24/in-exclusive-conversation-with-mukesh-kumar-meshram-revitalizing-uttar-pradesh-tourism-for-global-leadership/|work=TVW News India|date=24 July 2024|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref>

==Career==

==Career==

Meshram joined the IAS in 1995. He has held several administrative roles, including [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]] in [[Azamgarh]], [[Banda district, India|Banda]], [[Unnao]], [[Mau district|Mau]], [[Meerut]], [[Agra]], [[Kanpur Nagar district|Kanpur Nagar]], Divisional Commissioner ([[Prayagraj]], [[Lucknow]]), [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Tourism & Culture, Animal Husbandry, Medical Education, Technical Education, Ayush), Managing Director ([[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|UPSRTC]]), and Director General of UP Tourism.<ref name=”upsdcgov”>{{Cite web|title=IAS Posting Detail |url=https://niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/ias-posting-detail.htm?367|website=Upsdc.gov.in|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”indiaTV”>{{Cite news|title=Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh: 23 IAS officers transferred|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/major-bureaucratic-reshuffle-in-uttar-pradesh-23-ias-officers-transferred-including-district-magistrates-2025-07-28-1000979|date=27 July 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”veloxx”>{{Cite news|title=Mukesh Kumar Meshram IAS Appointed Principal Secretary for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries in UP|url=https://veloxxmedia.com/mukesh-kumar-meshram-ias-appointed-principal-secretary-for-animal-husbandry-dairy-development-fisheries-in-up/|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”ttjournal”>{{Cite news|title=Mukesh K Meshram relieved as Director General – Tourism, Uttar Pradesh, to continue as Principal Secretary|url=https://traveltradejournal.com/mukesh-k-meshram-relieved-as-director-general-tourism-uttar-pradesh-to-continue-as-principal-secretary/|publisher=Travel Trade Journal|date=17 September 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”etgov”>{{Cite news|title=ETGovernment Chai pe Charcha with Mukesh Kumar Meshram|url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/webinar/chai-pe-charcha-ep-16/962|work=ETGovernment|date=22 July 2021|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”hindustan”>{{Cite news|title=Top bureaucracy reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh, 14 senior IAS officers transferred|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/top-bureaucracy-reshuffled-in-uttar-pradesh-14-senior-ias-officers-transferred-101758223442194.html|work=Hindustan Times|date=19 September 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”egovonline”>{{Cite news|title=14 IAS transferred in Uttar Pradesh: Deepak Kumar named CEO UPEIDA|url=https://egov.eletsonline.com/2025/09/14-ias-transferred-in-uttar-pradesh-deepak-kumar-named-ceo-upeida-p-guruprasad-made-principal-secretary-urban/|date=13 September 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh ascends as a premier destination, blending tradition and progress |url=https://traveltradejournal.com/uttar-pradesh-ascends-as-a-premier-destination-blending-tradition-and-progress/ |work=Travel Trade Journal |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=TOI Dialogues – Infrastructure Chapter: Experts root for wellness-led tourism in UP, stress cultural heritage as key driver |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/toi-dialogues-infrastructure-chapter-ups-health-heritage-tourism-vision-promotes-sightseeing-to-soul-seeing/articleshow/123181640.cms |work=Times of India |date=7 August 2025 |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh government appoints nodal officers for COVID-19 sensitive districts |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/Apr/24/uttar-pradesh-government-appoints-nodal-officers-for-covid-19-sensitive-districts-2134671.html |work=New Indian Express |date=24 April 2020 |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=EaseMyTrip signs MoU with Uttar Pradesh Ecotourism Development Board to boost tourism in state |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry-easemytrip-signs-mou-with-uttar-pradesh-ecotourism-development-board-to-boost-tourism-in-state-3540061/ |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Adityanath carries out first major bureaucratic reshuffle |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/adityanath-carries-out-first-major-bureaucratic-reshuffle-117041200776_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=A new era for Tourism: Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh ink landmark agreement |url=https://tourismindiaonline.com/a-new-era-for-tourism-uttar-pradesh-and-madhya-pradesh-ink-landmark-agreement/ |work=Tourism India Online |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh invites you on an unforgettable journey through India’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage—from the sacred ghats of Varanasi to the majestic Taj Mahal |url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/uttar-pradesh-invites-you-on-an-unforgettable-journey-through-indias-rich-cultural-and-spiritual-heritage-from-the-sacred-ghats-of-varanasi-to-the-majestic-taj-mahal/ |work=Travel and Tour World |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=11th Special Round Table Session on Kumbh 2025: Cultural Heritage at Bihar Institute of Economic Studies (BIES), Patna, Bihar |url=https://utsav.gov.in/view-event/11th-special-round-table-session-on-kumbh-2025-cultural-heritage-at-bihar-institute-of-economic-studies-bies-patna-bihar-1 |website=utsav.gov.in |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref>

Meshram joined the IAS in 1995. He has held several administrative roles, including [[ magistrate]] in [[Azamgarh]], [[Banda district, India|Banda]], [[Unnao]], [[Mau district|Mau]], [[Meerut]], [[Agra]], [[Kanpur Nagar district|Kanpur Nagar]], Divisional Commissioner ([[Prayagraj]], [[Lucknow]]), [[Principal secretary (India)| ]] ( & , , , , ), ([[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|UPSRTC]]), and Director General of UP Tourism.<ref name=”upsdcgov”>{{Cite web|title=IAS Posting Detail |url=https://niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/ias-posting-detail.htm?367|website=Upsdc.gov.in|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”indiaTV”>{{Cite news|title=Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh: 23 IAS officers transferred|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/major-bureaucratic-reshuffle-in-uttar-pradesh-23-ias-officers-transferred-including-district-magistrates-2025-07-28-1000979|date=27 July 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”veloxx”>{{Cite news|title=Mukesh Kumar Meshram IAS Appointed Principal Secretary for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries in UP|url=https://veloxxmedia.com/mukesh-kumar-meshram-ias-appointed-principal-secretary-for-animal-husbandry-dairy-development-fisheries-in-up/|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”ttjournal”>{{Cite news|title=Mukesh K Meshram relieved as Director General – Tourism, Uttar Pradesh, to continue as Principal Secretary|url=https://traveltradejournal.com/mukesh-k-meshram-relieved-as-director-general-tourism-uttar-pradesh-to-continue-as-principal-secretary/|publisher=Travel Trade Journal|date=17 September 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”etgov”>{{Cite news|title=ETGovernment Chai pe Charcha with Mukesh Kumar Meshram|url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/webinar/chai-pe-charcha-ep-16/962|work=ETGovernment|date=22 July 2021|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”hindustan”>{{Cite news|title=Top bureaucracy reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh, 14 senior IAS officers transferred|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/top-bureaucracy-reshuffled-in-uttar-pradesh-14-senior-ias-officers-transferred-101758223442194.html|work=Hindustan Times|date=19 September 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref name=”egovonline”>{{Cite news|title=14 IAS transferred in Uttar Pradesh: Deepak Kumar named CEO UPEIDA|url=https://egov.eletsonline.com/2025/09/14-ias-transferred-in-uttar-pradesh-deepak-kumar-named-ceo-upeida-p-guruprasad-made-principal-secretary-urban/|date=13 September 2025|access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh ascends as a premier destination, blending tradition and progress |url=https://traveltradejournal.com/uttar-pradesh-ascends-as-a-premier-destination-blending-tradition-and-progress/ |work=Travel Trade Journal |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=TOI Dialogues Infrastructure Chapter: Experts root for wellness-led tourism in UP, stress cultural heritage as key driver |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/toi-dialogues-infrastructure-chapter-ups-health-heritage-tourism-vision-promotes-sightseeing-to-soul-seeing/articleshow/123181640.cms |work=Times of India |date=7 August 2025 |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh government appoints nodal officers for COVID-19 sensitive districts |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/Apr/24/uttar-pradesh-government-appoints-nodal-officers-for-covid-19-sensitive-districts-2134671.html |work=New Indian Express |date=24 April 2020 |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=EaseMyTrip signs MoU with Uttar Pradesh Ecotourism Development Board to boost tourism in state |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry-easemytrip-signs-mou-with-uttar-pradesh-ecotourism-development-board-to-boost-tourism-in-state-3540061/ |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Adityanath carries out first major bureaucratic reshuffle |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/adityanath-carries-out-first-major-bureaucratic-reshuffle-117041200776_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=A new era for Tourism: Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh ink landmark agreement |url=https://tourismindiaonline.com/a-new-era-for-tourism-uttar-pradesh-and-madhya-pradesh-ink-landmark-agreement/ |work=Tourism India Online |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh invites you on an unforgettable journey through India’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage—from the sacred ghats of Varanasi to the majestic Taj Mahal |url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/uttar-pradesh-invites-you-on-an-unforgettable-journey-through-indias-rich-cultural-and-spiritual-heritage-from-the-sacred-ghats-of-varanasi-to-the-majestic-taj-mahal/ |work=Travel and Tour World |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=11th Special Round Table Session on Kumbh 2025: Cultural Heritage at Bihar Institute of Economic Studies (BIES), Patna, Bihar |url=https://utsav.gov.in/view-event/11th-special-round-table-session-on-kumbh-2025-cultural-heritage-at-bihar-institute-of-economic-studies-bies-patna-bihar-1 |website=utsav.gov.in |access-date=2 October 2025}}</ref>

==Major achievements==

==Major achievements==

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== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Civil Services Examination]]

*[[Civil Services Examination]]

*[[Indian Administrative Service]]

*[[Union Public Service Commission]]

*[[Union Public Service Commission]]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=20&offset=0&profile=default&search=ias+officer&title=Special:Search&ns0=1 IAS Officers]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=20&offset=0&profile=default&search=ias+officer&title=Special:Search&ns0=1 IAS Officers]

Mukesh Kumar Meshram
Born	(1967-06-26) 26 June 1967 (age 58)
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	IIT Roorkee (MArch), MPA
Occupation(s)	IAS officer, civil servant
Years active	1995–present
Employer	Government of India
Organization	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Notable work	Principal Secretary, UP; DG-UP Tourism

Mukesh Kumar Meshram (born 26 June 1967) is an Indian administrative service (IAS) officer of the 1995 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre. He currently serves as Principal Secretary, Animal husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries, Government of Uttar Pradesh.^{[1][circular reference][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Early life and education

Meshram was born in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. He holds a Master of Architecture from IIT Roorkee and a Master of Public Administration.^[8][9][10]

Career

Meshram joined the IAS in 1995. He has held several administrative roles, including district magistrate in Azamgarh, Banda, Unnao, Mau, Meerut, Agra, Kanpur Nagar, Divisional Commissioner (Prayagraj, Lucknow), principal secretary (tourism & culture, animal husbandry, medical education, technical education, ayush), managing director (UPSRTC), and Director General of UP Tourism.^{[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]}

Major achievements

Meshram played a key role in Mahakumbh 2025 and the global expansion of UP’s tourism sector.^{[26][27][28][29][30]}

See also

References