In a first, a woman director has been appointed at LBSNAA.
Upma Chaudhary, a 1983 batch IAS officer of HP cadre has been appointed Director of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration at Mussoorie.
She is the first woman to be named for the post.
The post has been upgraded to Secretary rank and Chaudhary will be the 23rd director and first woman director of the academy.
The prestigious academy imparts training to officers of the civil services.
Chaudhary will replace Rajeev Kapoor.
She is currently posted as Additional Chief Secretary in HP.
About LBSNAA- The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is a research and training institute
- Operated by Indian Government, it is involved in public policy and public administration
- It is located in the remote towns of Mussoorie Uttarakhand in the Himalayan foothills
- The main purpose of the academy is to train civil servants in all three All India Services: IAS, IPS and IFS
