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| name = Mukesh Kumar Meshram

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| caption = IAS Mukesh Kumar Meshram, Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fishery Development (2025).

| caption = IAS Mukesh Kumar Meshram, Secretary, .

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

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

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| occupation = Civil Servant (IAS)

| occupation = Civil Servant (IAS)

| term_start = 1995 (as IAS Officer)

| term_start = 1995 (as IAS Officer)

| office = Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fishery Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh

| office = Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh

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”’Mukesh Kumar Meshram”’ is a 1995-batch [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] cadre, currently serving as the [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] for the Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fishery Development Department in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title= UP IAS reshuffle: Health, tourism principal secretaries shunted as ministers have their way |url=https://theprint.in/india/governance/up–ias–reshuffle–health–tourism–principal–secretaries–shunted-as-ministers-have-their-way/2746723/ |website=The Print |date=January 29, 2025 |access-date=November 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= IAS Posting Detail |url=https://niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/ias–posting-detail.htm?367 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804044353/https://niyuktionline.upsdc.gov.in/ias-posting–detail.htm?367|archivedate=2020–08–04|website=Niyuktionline (UPSDC) |date=2025 |access-date=November 1, 2025}}</ref> He is notable for his extensive administrative career and his previous leadership roles, particularly in the state’s Tourism and Culture departments, where he oversaw major events and policy changes, including multiple [[Guinness World Record]] achievements.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony: Mukesh Meshram, the man amid the festival |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics–and-nation/ram–mandir–pran–pratishtha–ceremony–mukesh–meshram–the–man–amidst–the–festival/articleshow/106998300.cms |website=The Economic Times |date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

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He is notable for his extensive administrative career and his previous leadership roles, particularly in the state’s Tourism and Culture departments, where he oversaw major events and policy changes, including multiple [[Guinness World Record]] achievements.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony: Mukesh Meshram, the man amid the festival |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ram-mandir-pran-pratishtha-ceremony-mukesh-meshram-the-man-amidst-the-festival/articleshow/106998300.cms |website=The Economic Times |date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=November 1, 2025}}</ref>

==Education and career==

==Education and career==

Mukesh Kumar Meshram is a 1995-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, currently serving as the Additional Chief Secretary for the Government of Uttar Pradesh.^[1][2] He was promoted to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary in January 2026.^[3]

He is notable for his extensive administrative career and his previous leadership roles, particularly in the state’s Tourism and Culture departments, where he oversaw major events and policy changes, including multiple Guinness World Record achievements.^[4]

Meshram holds a Master of Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Birmingham, UK.^[5]

Prior to his current posting, he served in several senior roles in Uttar Pradesh, including:

• Principal Secretary for the Tourism and Culture Department.
• Divisional Commissioner of Lucknow and Prayagraj.
• District Magistrate/Collector in districts such as Kanpur, Agra, Meerut, and Azamgarh.
• Commissioner of Commercial Tax, and Vice Chairman of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA).

During his tenure in Tourism and Culture, he oversaw the planning of the Chauri Chaura centenary celebrations (2021), which included an effort that resulted in a Guinness World Record for the ‘largest electronic video display’ (5,400 simultaneous screens) that showcased tributes to the martyrs.^[6] He also led early planning for the Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj.^[7]

Meshram established the Indian Blind-Deaf Judo Association to promote Para-judo, and founded the ‘Pashu Mitra’ (Friends of the Animals) foundation in Lucknow.^[9]