Shyamala M Shukla, born on April 5, 1967, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1990 Maharashtra cadre. She holds a Master of Public Administration in Economics from Harvard University, a Certificate in German, and a graduate degree in Political Science. Throughout her career, she served in various capacities including Director, Adviser to Executive Director, Municipal Commissioner, Deputy Secretary, District Collector, CEO, Additional Collector, Project Officer, and SDO. Her most recent designation was Joint Secretary at Maharashtra. Shukla’s extensive experience spans multiple administrative roles within the state government.