List of chief secretaries of Uttarakhand

Chief Secretary of Government of Uttarakhand
Incumbent
Radha Raturi
since 1 February 2024
AbbreviationCS
Reports toGovernor and Chief Minister
AppointerChief Minister of Uttarakhand
Inaugural holderAjay Vikram Singh
(2000–2001)
Formation9 November 2000
(24 years ago) (2000-11-09)

The Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand is the senior-most civil servant in Uttarakhand. The secretary acts as the ex-officio Secretary to the Uttarakhand Council of Ministers, therefore is also known as Secretary to the Cabinet. The Chief secretary is the Head of the Uttarakhand Cabinet Secretariat Department. The functions include providing secretarial assistance to the cabinet, ensuring the implementation of decisions, acting as the policy coordination centre, serving as a data bank of information, organizing conferences. The Chief Secretary is an officer of Indian Administrative Service and is a member of the executive branch of the Government of Uttarakhand. The Chief Secretary ranks 23rd on the Indian order of precedence.[1]

Radha Raturi[2][3] is the incumbent and first women Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand since 1 February 2024.

  1. ^ Kumar, Dnyanesh (October 5, 2011). "What are the Roles and Functions of Chief Secretary of a State?".
  2. ^ https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/uttarakhand-radha-raturi-became-the-first-woman-chief-secretary-2598839
  3. ^ https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-radha-raturi-to-be-first-woman-chief-secretary-of-uttarakhand-know-about-female-ias-officer-23642036.html