Dinesh Kumar takes over as the 12th President of the PRC

Retired IAS officer Dinesh Kumar took charge as the chairman of the 12th Pay Revision Commission on Monday.

Retired IAS officer Dinesh Kumar has taken over as chairman of the 12th Pay Revision Commission (PRC), which will look into salary revisions of civil service employees.

A 1983-batch IAS officer, Mr Kumar had earlier served as Principal Secretary to the State Government.

On October 1, the government issued GO Ms. No. 200, setting up the 12th PRC with Mr. Kumar as chairman and directing it to submit its report within a year.

The commission will conduct a detailed study based on information gathered from ministries, employees and their associations before submitting its report within the stipulated time frame.

Secretary to the Government (Finance) V. Vinay Chand and Additional Secretary Gautam Allada met Mr. Kumar after he assumed office. G. Ramakrishna, President of the State Secretariat Employees Association and other representatives also met him.

Published – 12 Oct 2026 20:39 IST