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New Delhi: Former IB chief M K Narayanan was today appointed as Special Adviser in the Prime Minister's Office for a three-year term and will hold the rank of Minister of State, it was officially announced.

Narayanan, a retired 1958-batch IPS officer, was IB chief from 1989-90 after which he was made the chairman of the Joint Intelligence Command. He was brought back to head the IB in 1991 and retired the next year.

An official announcement first said that Narayanan has been made Special Secretary but later it was clarified that he has been appointed as Special Adviser in the PMO.

Narayanan's appointment comes close on the heels of appointment of T K A Nair as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and J N Dixit, former Foreign Secretary, taking over as the new National Secretary Adviser in place of Brajesh Mishra.

In 10 top-level appointments announced today, Navin B Chawla, a 1969 batch IAS officer, was made the new Information and Broadcasting Secretary succeeding Pawan Chopra who retires on May 31.