By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : July 06, 2022 11:24 am
She is presently Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.
Arti Ahuja, Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, has been given additional charge of the Secretary, Department of Fertilizers upon superannuation of Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi on June 30, 2022.
She joined Indian Administrative Service in 1990 after completing her Masters in Economics and LLB. and has a career spanning more than 32 years in the central and state government.
Arti has been Secretary in various departments in Orissa, such as Handloom & Handicrafts, Women & Child Development, Health & Family Welfare, and Tourism. Many of the reforms brought in by her in the nutrition and health sectors were recognized as national best practices by national and global organizations.
She has done Masters in Public Policy with specialization in Health Policies from Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University and Masters in Public Health from Harvard University. She was also a Senior Honorary Research Associate at the Global Institute of Health, University College, London.