The Vice-President’s secretariat commenced functioning in the year 1952. The total staff strength of the secretariat is 62.
The Secretary to the Vice-President is the head of the secretariat. This post has been generally held by an officer of the rank of Additional Secretary /Secretary, Government of India. The Secretary to the Vice-President is assisted by senior officers of the rank of Director /Officer on Special Duty/Private Secretary /Under Secretaries, and other executive, ministerial and operational staff.
In terms of the statutory requirements of the Right to Information Act 2005, Shri Ashok Dewan, OSD to the Vice-President of India have been appointed as Appellate Authority and Transparency Officer, Shri Pawan Singh Bist, Under Secretary as Central Public Information Officer and Shri Chandan Deekshith Goli, Section Officer as Assistant Central Public Information Officer in the Vice-President’s Secretariat.
| NAME | DESIGNATION | TEL. NO. Off. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. I.V. Subba Rao | Secretary to the Vice-President of India | 23017210 | secyvp[at]nic[dot]in |
| Shri Ashok Dewan | OSD to the Vice-President of India | 23793478, 23018471 | ashok[dot]dewan[at]nic[dot]in |
| Shri D. Prasanth Kumar Reddy | Private Secretary to the Vice-President of India | 23016344, 23016422 | ps-vps[at]nic[dot]in |
| Shri K. Vikrant | OSD to the Vice-President of India | 23016344 | |
| Shri Arvind Kapoor | Under Secretary | 23018684 | ddo-vps[at]nic[dot]in |
| Shri Pawan Singh Bist | Under Secretary | 23018684 | pawan[dot]singh[at]nic[dot]in |
| Smt. Pranathi Bhargavi P. | Assistant Private Secretary | 23017124 | |
| Shri Ajay Kumar Gade | Assistant Private Secretary to the Vice-President of India | 23017124 | ajay[dot]gade[at]gov[dot]in |
| Smt. Sarita Chauhan | Section Officer | 23018684 | sarita[dot]chauhan[at]nic[dot]in |
| Shri Chandan Deekshith Goli | Section Officer | 23018210 | |
| Shri Ashish Anand | Section Officer | 23015065 |
| Media Wing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shri Mahar Singh | Information Officer to the Vice President of India | 23016344, Ext-271, 9599142714 | vpsectt[at]nic[dot]in |
| Shri Koganti Rohit | Assistant Director (Media & Communications) | 2301644, Ext-279, 8860944780 | vpsectt[at]nic[dot]in |
| Shri Nagasai Suri Paravasthu | Media Officer to the Vice President of India | 9700074846 | pns[dot]suri[at]gov[dot]in |
| Ms. Deepali Pandit | Asst. Information Officer | 23016344, Ext-265 | |
