S Radha Chauhan Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Susheela Radha Chauhan
Profession	Retired IAS
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
IAS
Cadre	Uttar Pradesh
Batch	1988
Achievement(s)	The ‘Most Powerful Business Woman’ in Business Times (2018) and featured in Economic Times
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 June 1964 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2026)	62 Years
Birthplace	Delhi, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India
College/University	Campus Law Centre, Delhi University, Delhi, India
Educational Qualification(s)	• B.Sc. • L.L.B. from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University (1985-1988)
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband/Spouse	Dr. Devendra Singh (D.S.) Chauhan (retired 1988-batch IPS officer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About S Radha Chauhan

• S Radha Chauhan is a former 1998-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

• From 2011 to 2015, she served as the Joint Secretary in the Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

• During her tenure as the National Principal Consultant for National e Governance Plan (NeGP- 2006), S Radha Chauhan worked on the UID (Aadhaar) Project and eDistrict (digital services) projects. She helped in the research and development of the projects.
  

  An old picture of S Radha Chauhan

• In 2015, she served as an expert in the Expert Group Meeting on United Nations Post Agenda. The title of the meeting was Governance, Public Administration and Information and Communication Technologies.

• In his meeting, S Radha Chauhan represented India and its perspective on the subject Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education.

• That same year, she was appointed as the Deputy Director General of NITI Aayog. She served in the position for a year.

• From February 2016 to July 2017, S Radha Chauhan served as the CEO and President of National eGovernance Division (NeGD) under the Government of India in New Delhi, India.

• During this period, she worked on the Digital India initiative by the Government of India. She launched the project ‘Umang’ which provides over 300 government services on a single mobile application.

• During the same time, S Radha Chauhan worked as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

• She then served as the CEO of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) from June 2017 to August 2019 in New Delhi, India.

• During this period, S Radha Chauhan handled the national public procurement portal and ensured transparency through digital changes.

• In August 2019, she was appointed as the Additional Chief Secretary of Lucknow in the Uttar Pradesh Government. She served in the position till April 2023.
  

  S Radha Chauhan while delivering a lecture

• In May 2022, she started working as a Secretary of the Government of India (GoI). She served in the position till June 2024.

• In August 2025, S Radha Chauhan was appointed for three years as the head of the civil services training under the Mission Karmayogi. She reported directly to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

• S Radha Chauhan is an International Fellow of the United Nations University. She has authored various research papers.

• During the same time, she worked as the Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission in New Delhi, India.
  

  S Radha Chauhan as the Chairperson of Capacity Building Commission

• S Radha Chauhan has served as the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) until 30 June 2025.

• She superannuated on 30 June 2025.
  

  S Radha Chauhan on her retirement day

• In 2026, S Radha Chauhan was appointed as the Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) in the Government of India.

• In May 2026, many Indian parents and students held protests and claimed that there were discrepancies in the evaluation of the CBSE board exams.

• The Central Government then set up a committee of one member and transferred one of CBSE’s top official in the matter.

• In June 2026, S Radha Chauhan made headlines when she was appointed as the head of the investigating agency to find the financial irregularities in the On-Screen Marking (OSM) digital evaluation system of the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE).

• She was given the responsibility to audit the whole CBSE OSM tender. She would evaluate and submit her report to the government in a month.

• S Radha Chauhan has held various other positions, such as CEO of the Noida Authority, Deputy CEO of Greater Noida, Commissioner of Ghaziabad, and District Magistrate of Meerut, Agra, Pilibhit, and Bulandshahr.

• She has expertise in various departments, such as women’s education and health, child development, rural and urban development, and vocational skills development.