New Delhi: The government has announced the appointment of Preeti Sudan as the Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission. She is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch from Andhra Pradesh cadre. Prior to this appointment, she served as the former Union Health Secretary.
Sudan is currently a member of the UPSC. She will take charge as the Chairperson on August 1, 2024. She also served as the Secretary of the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Child Development as well as Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.
She initiated two important flagship programs of the country, i.e. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, and Ayushman Bharat. She has also worked as a consultant with the World Bank and served as Chair of the COP-8 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
