Shri Satya Narayan Mohanty joins NHRC as <br> its Secretary Genera

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Shri Satya Narayan Mohanty joined the National Human Rights Commission as Secretary General on the 3rd June, 2015. Prior to his appointment to the NHRC, he worked as Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
Among his many educational qualifications, Shri Mohanty has two Masters in English and Economics, a Masters in Public Administration from John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and LLB from Osmania University. He also has an M. Phil. on "National Security & Strategic Studies" from National Defence College, New Delhi. He was also SPURS Visiting Scholar in M.I.T., Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Serving the Central Government, he was Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority and Director General, Supplies & Disposals. He was also Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce and in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare besides being Senior Advisor in the Planning Commission.
In Andhra Pradesh, he was Vice Chairman, Housing Board; Managing Director, Warehousing Corporation; Finance Secretary and Secretary, Tourism & Culture.