Usha Sharma (IAS)

Usha Sharma
Chief Secretary Government of Rajasthan.
In office
31 Jan 2022 – 31 December 2024
GovernorKalraj Mishra
Preceded byNiranjan Kumar Arya (IAS)
Succeeded bySudhansh Pant[1]
Director General of Archaeological Survey of India
In office
2017–2020
Preceded byRakesh Tewari
Succeeded byV.Vidyawati
Personal details
Born (1963-06-26) 26 June 1963 (age 61)
Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationB.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry
OccupationRetired IAS Officer

Usha Sharma (born 26 June 1963) is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is former Chief Secretary Government of Rajasthan.She is the second woman to hold this post, after Smt. Kushal Singh.[2][3][4] Sharma is CP Joshi( former Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly) sister-in-law.[4]

  1. ^ PTI (1 January 2024). "Sudhansh Pant appointed new chief secretary of Rajasthan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Rajasthan State Portal - Chief Secretary". rajasthan.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Former Chief Secretaries". rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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.