Supriya Sahu Height, Age, Husband, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Indian Administrative Service
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 3" (160 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Award	2025: UNEP Champions of the Earth Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth	27 July 1968 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2025)	57 Years
Birthplace	Chennai, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, India
College/University	University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification	A Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) in Botany
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband/Spouse	N. Muruganandam (IAS Officer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Supriya Sahu

• Prior to working for the central government, she worked as an Additional Collector in the Vellore district and also served as the managing director of the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS).

• In the earlier phase of her career, she held the position of Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.

• In 2002, as the district collector of the Nilgiris, she led an Operation Blue Mountain, one of India’s earliest bans on single-use plastic in an ecologically sensitive region.

• On 24 June 2003, people of Nilgiris under the leadership of Supriya Sahu planted 42,182 trees breaking the existing Guinness World Record by a large margin.

• In 2014, she was appointed as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

• In February 2016, she was chosen by Prasar Bharati, the public service broadcaster of India, to serve as the Director General of the state broadcaster, Doordarshan. She had previously held the position of director at the I&B ministry and was later promoted to the post of Joint Secretary.

• In 2018, she served as the first woman Vice-President and later Acting President of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).

• In 2019, she returned to Tamil Nadu and took charge as Additional Chief Secretary in key departments of the state government.
  

  Supriya Sahu as the Additional Chief Secretary of Government of Tamil Nadu during a field visit

• In 2021, she was appointed Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu.

• In 2024, she led large-scale initiatives on wetland restoration, mangrove expansion, climate resilience, plastic reduction, and sustainable cooling in Tamil Nadu.

• In 2025, Supriya received the UNEP champions of the earth award, the highest environmental honour of the United Nations, for her leadership in climate action and ecosystem restoration.