Usha Sharma (IAS)

Usha Sharma
Usha Sharma
Chief Secretary of Rajasthan
	In office; 31 Jan 2022 – Incumbent
Governor	Kalraj Mishra
Preceded by	Niranjan Kumar Arya (IAS)
Director General of Archaeological Survey of India
	In office; 2017–2020
Personal details
Born	26 June 1963; Uttar Pradesh, India
Education	B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry
Occupation	Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer

Usha Sharma (born 26 June 1963) is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is currently serving as the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan, having assumed the office in 2020. She is the second woman to hold this post, after Smt. Kushal Singh.[1][2][3] Sharma is CP Joshi(Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly) sister-in-law.[3]

Early life and education

Usha Sharma was born on June 26, 1963, in Uttar Pradesh, India. She holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Chemistry.[1]

Career

Indian Administrative Service

Sharma joined the Rajasthan cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1985.[4]

Director General of Archaeological Survey of India

In 2017, Sharma was appointed as the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on 22 July 2017. During her tenure, the ASI acquired a new headquarters building named Dharohar Bhawan, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018. Sharma also oversaw the restoration of the Natamandap of Jagannath Temple in Odisha and the conservation of the Jagamohan of Sun Temple in Konark.[5]

Chief Secretary of Rajasthan

Sharma served as the Director General of the ASI until 2020 when she was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan by the state government.[4]

References

"Rajasthan State Portal - Chief Secretary". rajasthan.gov.in.
"Former Chief Secretaries". rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
"Usha Sharma is new Rajasthan chief secretary, becomes 2nd woman to hold post". The Times of India. 1 February 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
Correspondent, Special (31 January 2022). "Usha Sharma is Rajasthan Chief Secretary". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
"Usha Sharma is ASI director-general as Center does an official rejig". OnManorama. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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[:0-1] "Rajasthan State Portal - Chief Secretary". rajasthan.gov.in.

[2] "Former Chief Secretaries". rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[The_Times_of_India-3] "Usha Sharma is new Rajasthan chief secretary, becomes 2nd woman to hold post". The Times of India. 1 February 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[Correspondent-4] Correspondent, Special (31 January 2022). "Usha Sharma is Rajasthan Chief Secretary". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[5] "Usha Sharma is ASI director-general as Center does an official rejig". OnManorama. Retrieved 6 May 2023.