Amita Prasad, born on January 14, 1962, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1985 Karnataka cadre. She holds a P.G. in History, a B.A. (Honours) in History, and an MBA in Business Administration from Swinburne University of Technology. Throughout her career, she served in various capacities including Additional Chief Secretary at Karnataka’s Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department from July 2021 to January 2022. Her past roles encompass Director, Chairperson Secretary Equivalent, Director General Secretary Equivalent, Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Principal Secretary, Managing Director, Regional Commissioner, Commissioner, Chief Vigilance Officer Director Equivalent, and Chief Secretary. She received the 2nd Prize for