Hari Sharma


Hari Sharma is an Indian career civil servant who formerly served as Member of Union Public Service Commission and Secretary to Government of India in Ministry of Home Affairs during the terms of Home Ministers Gulzarilal Nanda, Indira Gandhi and Yashwantrao Chavan.
He was a member of Imperial Secretariat Service and later Central Secretariat Service officer.

Early life and education

Hari Sharma was born in British India and had degrees in Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws.

Career

He joined the Imperial Secretariat Service during British rule in India and later merged into Central Secretariat Service. He served as Foreign and Political Minister in Patiala State from 1947-48 and was a member of Major States Negotiating Committee, 1947. He was later appointed as adviser to Government of India's Delegation to United Nations Security Council in 1948.
He was appointed as Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of States from 1950-51 and later appointed as Minister in Government of Rajasthan and then adviser and counsellor to Rajasthan Government, 1951-54.
He was later appointed as Joint Secretary to the Government of India in Ministry of Home Affairs in 1955 and served in this post until 1959. He was later promoted as Additional Secretary to the Government of India and later served as Special Secretary. He was later appointed as Secretary to the Government of India