Ms. Uma Mahadevan is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre who is currently serving as the Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner, Govt of Karnataka. She is also handling the departments of Panchayat Raj and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood, Govt of Karnataka. She holds a postgraduate degree in English literature and has also authored multiple articles/publications covering development, sociocultural and arts discourses.
She has served in multiple capacities at the central and the state, prominent among them are Departments of Women & Child Development, Planning, Agriculture, Education and Health & Family Welfare departments. She has also served in the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
She was an active member of the working group who chartered the first Human Development Report for Karnataka. She has also been a member of the ECCE Taskforce, Government of India.