IAS Radhika Jha appointed CEO of Energy Efficiency Services

IAS Radhika Jha appointed CEO of Energy Efficiency Services 

Radhika Jha, Indian Administrative Service cadre 2002, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in state-run Energy Efficiency Services (EESL). EESL is a joint venture between NTPC, Power Grid, Power Finance Corp and REC, working to promote energy efficiency in the country.

 

Jha, A 2002 Uttarakhand IAS, spearheaded the Centre’s Integrated Power Development Scheme as executive director in Power Finance Corp, before moving to the state.

 

In July, Jha had taken over as the secretary of the education department, Uttarakhand. Where she navigated the operational guidelines for resuming classes post COVID and formulated a detailed strategy to cover up for the learning loss.

 

Prior to that, she was the Secretary to the CM of Uttarakhand from 2017 to 2021 where she assisted the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on all executive and legislative matters. She was also responsible for monitoring the developmental progress of the state and coordinated with various Ministries/stakeholders on behalf of the Chief Minister's office.

 

She completed her Bachelors in Psychology & Economics – Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University in 1998 and Masters in Psychology from the Delhi University in 2000.

 

Among others, Ramesh Pallakonda, chairman of Rajasthan’s power distribution company, and Harpreet Singh Pruthi, executive director at Indian Railways, were also in contention for the post.