Former information & broadcasting and higher education secretary Amit Khare has been appointed as the new adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 12, 2021. Khare has been appointed on a contractual basis for two years. He is a 1985-batch IAS officer from Bihar- Jharkhand cadre. He has been appointed for a period of two years on a contractual basis as Advisor to the Prime Minister in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).