Sudhansh Pant

Sudhansh Pant (born 14 February 1967) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1991 batch from Rajasthan cadre who is currently serving as the Secretary of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of India since December 2025.^[4][5][6] He previously served as the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan from 2024 to 2025.^[7] Before that he served as the Health Secretary in the Health Ministry of India and has also served as OSD in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Sudhansh Pant IAS
Secretary of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2025
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded by	Amit Yadav
Chief Secretary Government of Rajasthan
In office 1 January 2024 – 11 November 2025
Governor	Kalraj Mishra
Preceded by	Usha Sharma (IAS)
Succeeded by	V. Srinivas[1][2]
Union Health Secretary of India
In office 1 August 2023 – 31 December 2023
Preceded by	Rajesh Bhushan(IAS)
Succeeded by	Apurva Chandra (IAS)
Personal details
Born	(1967-02-14) 14 February 1967 (age 58)[3] Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Education	(B.Tech) IIT Kharagpur
Occupation	Civil servant