IAS Preeti Sudan takes Oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC | Daily Current Affairs Dose

IAS Preeti Sudan takes Oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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IAS Preeti Sudan takes Oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC | Daily Current Affairs Dose

IAS Preeti Sudan appointed as new Member, UPSC: Mrs. Preeti Sudan, former IAS officer took the Oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The oath was administered to her by the UPSC Chairman Dr Manoj Soni.

Preeti Sudan, 1983 batch IAS officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre, retired as Union Health Secretary in July, 2020

About Preeti Sudan

Preeti Sudan also served as Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution, and, in M/o Women & Child Development and Defence. Mrs. Preeti Sudan is an M.Phil in Economics & MSc in Social Policy and Planning from LSE.

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Amongst Preeti Sudan notable contributions have been initiating two major flagship programmes of the country, i.e., Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao and Ayushman Bharat, apart from Legislation on National Medical Commission, Allied Health Professionals Commission & ban on E-cigarettes.

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Preeti Sudan was also a Consultant with the World Bank. She served as Chair of COP-8 of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Vice Chair of Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Chair of Global Digital Health Partnership and as member of WHO’s Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.

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Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

• Full form of UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
• Formation of UPSC: 1 October 1926
• Headquarters of UPSC: New Delhi
• Chairman of UPSC: Dr. Manoj Soni