P. Manoj Kumar, an officer from Indian Statistical Service (1998 Batch), joined PPAC as Director General on 2nd December 2022. He secured First Rank in Post Graduate in Statistics in the year 1995 from Calicut University, Kerala. He joined Indian Statistical Service in the year 1998 and has worked at various capacities in several Central Ministries viz. Health, MoSPI, MSME, Rural Development, CBDT etc. He has extensive experience in social sector and handled one of the flagship programmes of Government of India viz. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).