▁Youth ▁Affairs ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁J oint ▁Secretary , ▁Add itional ▁Secretary ▁and ▁later , ▁as ▁a ▁Secretary ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁W elf are , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Person nel ▁Training . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁the ▁Secretary , ▁he ▁made ▁news ▁by ▁becoming ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁power ▁struggle ▁between ▁S itar am ▁K es ari , ▁the ▁then ▁Minister ▁of ▁W elf are ▁who ▁wanted ▁Pr as ad ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁his ▁min istry , ▁and ▁Mul ay am ▁Singh ▁Y ad av , ▁chief ▁minister ▁of ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ▁during ▁that ▁time , ▁who ▁invited ▁Pr as ad ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁state ▁b ureau c racy . ▁Pr as ad , ▁eventually , ▁decided ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁latter ▁post ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁dal it ▁chief ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁starting ▁his ▁st int ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁during ▁May aw ati ' s ▁first ▁inc um ben cy ▁as ▁the ▁state ▁chief ▁minister , ▁holding ▁the ▁post ▁till ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁His ▁ten ancy ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁secretary ▁or ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁May aw ati ▁were ▁not ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁smooth ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁central ▁government ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁as ▁the ▁secretary ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Water ▁Resources ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁civil ▁service ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁after ▁getting ▁a ▁one - year ▁extension ▁of ▁service . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that