The policy text highlights Ms. Anuradha Prasad's appointment as Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), following her career achievements and roles spanning several government departments. With expertise in public policy, finance, cooperative federalism, and health welfare initiatives, she has served across various sectors including Defence, Finance, Food Processing Industries, Labour Employment, Home Affairs, and more recently at the Inter State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Her experience includes critical roles such as handling acquisitions for defence platforms, leading budget management in finance ministry, developing policies and infrastructure like cold chain facilities and food industry enhancements, drafting Labour Codes, contributing to eShram Portal development for unorganized sector workers, spearheading health welfare initiatives during pandemics, managing CentreState relations with a focus on infrastructural projects, acting as Member of the Police Complaints Authority after retirement, and handling issues requiring consensus across multiple challenging domains.
Key Entities Referenced
UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
Ms. Anuradha Prasad: Former Secretary to the Government of India, Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs
India: Geopolitical context; mentioned as part of Ms. Anuradha Prasad's service record
Delhi: Geographical location where the oath was administered and where some of Ms. Anuradha Prasad served
Lady Sriram College for Women: Alumni institution for Ms. Anuradha Prasad's educational degree in History
University of Delhi: Alumni institution where Ms. Anuradha Prasad obtained a Masters in Development Administration and her history degrees.
University of Birmingham, U.K.: Institution where Ms. Anuradha Prasad earned a Masters Degree in Development Administration
Indian Defence Accounts Service: Service that Ms. Anuradha Prasad was part of during her career.
Ministry of Defence, Finance, Food Processing Industries, Labour Employment and Home: The various union ministries in which Ms. Anuradha Prasad worked throughout her career
Acquisitions Wing of the Ministryof Defence: Department within the Ministry of Defence where she handled acquisitions of large platforms.
Ministry of Finance: One of the multiple union ministries Ms. Anuradha Prasad worked for, where she handled finance and accounting aspects.
Defence Services and Ordnance Factory Board: Armament and financial bodies within the Ministry of Finance to which she contributed as a finance manager.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries: A ministry working on policies related to the food industry, where Ms. Anuradha Prasad developed strategies for its growth.
Board of FoodSafety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): Regulatory body she served as member.
National Council for Vocational Education Training (NCVET): Another regulatory entity Ms. Anuradha Prasad was associated with.
Ministry of Labour Employment: A ministry that encompasses policies related to labour and employment, where she drafted Labor Codes and contributed to eShram Portal development.
Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC): Health insurer for workers under her leadership as Director General ESIC.
Police Complaints Authority, Government of NCT Delhi: An organization where post-retirement Ms. Anuradha Prasad served.
UPSC
Ms. Anuradha Prasad Assumes Charge as Member,
Union Public Service Commission
Posted On: 02 MAY 2025 2:16PM by PIB Delhi
Ms. Anuradha Prasad, former Secretary to the Government of India, Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry
of Home Affairs, took the Oath of the Office and Secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission
today. The Oath was administered by Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.), the seniormost Member of the
Commission.
Ms. Anuradha Prasad did her graduation from the Lady Sriram College for Women and obtained a Masters in
History from the University of Delhi. She also has a Masters Degree in Development Administration from the
University of Birmingham, U.K.
Ms. Anuradha Prasad belongs to the 1986 batch of the Indian Defence Accounts Service. She has extensive
experience in public policy, public finance, and cooperative federalism. In a career spanning over 37 years,
she 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.
As Finance Manager in the Acquisitions Wing of the Ministryof Defence, she handled acquisition of large
platforms.In the Ministry of Finance, she handled finance and accounting for the Defence Services and the
Ordnance Factory Board.During her stint in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Ms. 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 FoodSafety 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, she 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, Ms. Anuradha Prasad served as Member, Police Complaints Authority, Government of NCT
Delhi.
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