Three officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) serving as Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister Office (PMO) are said to be playing instrumental roles in the PMO. A 1997 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, Subhasish Panda looks after PMO Funds, PMO Public Grievances & Redressal, Health, Education, Skill Development, Social Justice, Tribal Affairs, Youth Affairs, Culture and Tourism while Ashish Vachhani, a 1997 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, is responsible for Finance, Corporate Affairs, NITI Aayog, Statistics & Programme Implementation, Digital Payments, Heavy Industries, Steel, MSME, Textiles, Labour & Employment and a 1999 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre, Amit Singh Negi is playing an instrumental role in Railways, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Civil Aviation, Housing & Urban Affairs, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Power, MNRE, Coal, Mines, Environment, Forest & Climate change in the PMO.