Preeti Sudan appointed UPSC member

PNS|Vijayawada

Former health secretary Preeti Sudan has been appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). According to the officials, Preeti Sudan, a 1983 batch (retired) IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, is likely to take the oath of office as the UPSC member on Tuesday. She superannuated as the health secretary in July 2020 and also served in the Women and Child Development and Defence Ministries.

In her cadre state Andhra Pradesh, Preeti Sudan handled finance and planning, disaster management, tourism, and agriculture. Amongst her notable contributions have been initiating two major flagship programmes of the country: ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ and ‘Ayushman Bharat’ apart from legislation on National Medical Commission, Allied Health Professional Commission and ban on e-cigarettes. Preeti Sudan was also a consultant with the World Bank.