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Smt. Vini Mahajan, IAS<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/header>
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Ms Vini Mahajan is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1987 Punjab cadre. Over her 37-year career, she held several key positions in both the state and central governments. She served as Secretary in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti from January 2022-October 2024. She served as the first woman Chief Secretary of Punjab and also led several crucial offices in the State such as Departments of Housing & Urban Development, Revenue, Industries & Commerce, IT and Investment Promotion, Health and Finance. Ms Mahajan served as Director and then Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister of India from 2005-2012, and earlier in 2004-05 as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. She served in many field positions, including as Deputy Commissioner, Ropar.<\/p>\n

Ms Mahajan holds a B.A. (Honours) in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University and an MBA from IIM Calcutta, where she was placed on the Roll of Honour and later awarded the Distinguished Alumnus award. She was also a recipient of the National Talent Search Scholarship, and a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at American University, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Email<\/strong> \u2013 vinimahajan@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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