Anuradha Prasad Appointed As Member, UPSC

Ms. Anuradha Prasad has been appointed as the new member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Anuradha takes oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC. The Oath was administered by Lieutenant General Raj Shukla (Retd.), the senior-most member of the Commission. Anuradha Prasad is a former Secretary to the Government of India, Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs.

Anuradha Prasad Appointed As Member, UPSC

Anuradha Prasad Assumes Charge as Member, UPSC

Anuradha Prasad has assumed charge as the new Member of Union Public Service Commission. Anuradha takes oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC. The Oath was administered by Lieutenant General Raj Shukla (Retd.), the senior-most member of the Commission. 

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Anuradha Prasad is a 1986 batch officer of the Indian Defence Accounts Service. She is a former Secretary to the Government of India, Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs.

About Anuradha Prasad Member, UPSC

Ms. Anuradha Prasad has worked in Union Ministries of Defence, Finance, Food Processing Industries, Labour & Employment and Home, gaining in-depth experience in policy & programme formulation and implementation.

In the Ministry of Finance, she handled finance and accounting for the Defence Services and the Ordnance Factory Board.

In the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Anuradha Prasad was instrumental in the development of the food industry through cold chain infrastructure, food testing laboratories and industry-driven R&D.

She also has regulatory experience as Member of the Board of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as also the National Council for Vocational Education & Training (NCVET).

As Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Labour & Employment, she contributed to drafting of the Labour Codes and development of e-Shram Portal, a national database of workers in the unorganized sector.

As Director General, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), she spearheaded various initiatives for health & welfare of workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

As Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs, Anuradha Prasad handled Centre-State and Inter-State relations and built consensus on many complex and sensitive issues resulting in key policy changes and expediting of infrastructure and other projects.

Post-retirement, Anuradha Prasad served as Member, Police Complaints Authority, Government of NCT Delhi.

Static Current Affairs related to UPSC for upcoming exams

• Full form of UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
• Formation: 1 October 1926
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Chairman: Vacant