Kapil Dev Tripathi was on April 20, 2020 appointed as the new Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind. The appointment was made by the appointments committee of the cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tripathi, a 1980 batch retired IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is at present the chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB). Tripathi has been appointed to the post on a contract basis, for a term co-terminus with the tenure of the President.