The Adviser
The Adviser to the Administrator is an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Services of AGMUT Cadre and is appointed by Ministry of Home Affairs. He advises the Administrator on policy matters and oversees the day-to-day administration of the Union Territory. All financial powers of the Administrator stand delegated to him. Adviser acts as Revisional Authority under the Capital of Punjab (Development & Regulations) Act 1952 and an Appellate Authority under various rules framed under the Act.
| Sr. No. | Name | Cadre | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Commissioner | ||||
| 1. | Shri. M.S. Randhawa | I.C.S. | 01.11.1966 | 31.10.1968 |
| 2. | Shri Damodar Dass | I.A.S. | 31.10.1968 | 08.04.1969 |
| 3. | Shri B.P. Bagchi | I.C.S. | 08.04.1969 | 01.09.1972 |
| 4. | Shri M.P.Mathur | I.A.S. | 01.09. 1972 | 31.12.1975 |
| 5. | Shri G.P. Gupta | I.A.S. | 04.12.1975 | 15.06.1976 |
| 6. | Shri T.N.Chaturvedi | I.A.S. | 15.06.1976 | 05.06.1978 |
| 7. | Shri J.C.Aggarwal | I.A.S. | 15.06.1978 | 19.07.1980 |
| 8. | Shri B.S. Sarao | I.A.S. | 19.07.1980 | 08.03.1982 |
| 9. | Shri K. Banarjee | I.A.S. | 08.03.1982 | 02.08.1984 |
| 02.06.1984 | 30.05.1985 | |||
| Adviser to Administrator | ||||
| 10. | Shri K Banerjee | I.A.S | 03.06.1984 | 31.05.1985 |
| 01.08.1984 | 30.11.1987 | |||
| 11. | Shri Ashok Pradhan | I.A.S | 30.11.1987 | 05.07.1990 |
| 12. | Shri Baleshwar Rai | I.A.S. | 05.07.1990 | 22.04.1993 |
| 13. | Shri Ramesh Chandra | I.A.S. | 22.04.1993 | 27.09.1993 |
| 14. | Shri V.K.Duggal | I.A.S. | 27.09.1993 | 06.11.1995 |
| 15. | Shri Pradip Mehra | I.A.S. | 06.11.1995 | 13.02.1997 |
| 16. | Shri Jagdish Sagar | I.A.S. | 13.02.1997 | 19.04.1999 |
| 17. | Smt. Vineeta Rai | I.A.S. | 19.04.1999 | 12.01.2001 |
| 18. | Ms. Neeru Nanda | I.A.S. | 12.01.2001 | 08.01.2003 |
| 19. | Shri Virendra Singh | I.A.S. | 08.01.2003 | 11.09.2003 |
| 20. | Shri R. S. Gujral | I.A.S. | 11.09.2003 | 21.11.2003 |
| 21. | Shri Lalit Sharma | I.A.S. | 21.11.2003 | 30.09.2007 |
| 22. | Shri Pradip Mehra | I.A.S. | 30.09.2007 | 15.04.2011 |
| 23. | Shri K. K. Sharma | I.A.S. | 15.04.2011 | 24.12.2014 |
| 24. | Shri Vijay Kumar Dev | I.A.S. | 24.12.2014 | 14.03.2016 |
| 25. | Shri Parimal Rai | I.A.S. | 14.03.2016 | 24.12.2018 |
| 26. | Shri Manoj Kumar Parida | I.A.S. | 26.12.2018 | 22.06.2021 |
| 27. | Shri Dharam Pal | I.A.S. | 23.06.2021 | 31.10.2023 |
| 28. | Shri Nitin Kumar Yadav | I.A.S | 01.11.2023 | 06.02.2024 |
| Chief Secretary | ||||
| 29. | Shri Rajeev Verma | I.A.S | 07.02.2024 | |