Shailaja Chandra
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| Shailaja Chandra | |
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| Born | June 17, 1944[citation needed] Bombay (Now Mumbai) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Former IAS Officer |
Shailaja Dhumé Chandra is a former IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer and a former Secretary in the Union Government in the Ministry of Health, and, former Chief Secretary, Delhi, the first woman to hold this position.[1] At the state level, Shailaja Chandra was posted in Manipur, Goa and the Union Territories of Delhi and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Early life and education[edit]
Shailaja Chandra was born at Bombay (British India), now Mumbai, in the Indian State of Maharashtra. Her mother, Lilla Wagle Dhume too was a civil servant in the Government of India.[2] Chandra pursued her B.A. (Honors) in English Literature from Miranda House, University of Delhi and completed her M.Sc. (Economics) from University of Wales, UK.[3][non-primary source needed] She has been a Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Nantes, France (2012) [3][non-primary source needed] and has been a Senior Visiting Fellow at Shiv Nadar University.[4][3]
Career[edit]
Shailaja Chandra was the Secretary of the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine & Homeopathy, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare from 1999 to 2002.[5] Following that, she held the position of the Chief Secretary, Delhi, until 2004.[1] On retirement she was appointed the Chairman of the Public Grievances Commission and Appellate Authority under the Delhi Right to Information Act. In 2006 she was appointed as the first Executive Director of the National Population Stabilization Fund, Government of India. She was a full time member of the Yamuna Monitoring Committee set up by the National Green Tribunal (2018- 2021). [6][7] She has been there on the Boards of different companies in the Power, cement, Ayurveda, and hospital sectors.[8][9] Her engagements span sectors like population, health,[10][11] medical pluralism, governance,[12] and gender. [13][14]
Shailaja Chandra was involved in developing India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library and in establishing National Medicinal Plants Board.[15] [16][17] She has authored a report on the "Status of Indian Medicine and Folk Healing".[18][19][20] Another report she wrote is titled "Unqualified Medical Practitioners in India: The Legal, Medical and Social Dimensions of Their Practice".[21] Shailaja Chandra was the chairperson of the drafting committee of “The Report of the Review Committee on the Delhi school Education Act and Rules, 1973”.[22] She took initiatives to address the power and pollution situations in Delhi during her tenure.[23][24][25] She has also worked as Chairperson, CHETNA (an NGO) working in area of reproductive & child health and nutrition (2018 onward).[26]
Shailaja Chandra writes OpEd articles for national newspapers such as The Times of India.[27], Indian Express[28], The Print [29], The Quint [30], Economic and Political Weekly [31] and News-18 [32][33]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "City's first woman chief secretary | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. February 2002. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ Sinha, Chitra (2012-09-01). "Contesting Patriarchy: The Early Years". Debating Patriarchy: The Hindu Code Bill Controversy in India (1941–1956). doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198078944.003.0010. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "PERSONAL CV" (PDF).
- ↑ "Quacks thrive in Delhi's less affluent areas". The Sunday Guardian Live. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ↑ "Latest Releases". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ↑ "Yamuna panel concludes proceedings, says action inadequate on reviving river". The Indian Express. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff (2020-12-22). "Yamuna monitoring panel raises several issues on river pollution". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ↑ "Fortis Healthcare Ltd to appoint Ms. Shailaja Chandra as independent director". EquityBulls. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ↑ Profile, Directors. "Shailaja Chandra | Director Profile | The Company Check". www.thecompanycheck.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ↑ ""Integrating Ayurveda with Modern Medicine" a talk by Dr. Naresh Trehan at Kamaladevi Block, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 22nd April 2013". Delhi Events. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ↑ COMPASS 2020 - A Conversation with Ms Shailaja Chandra on "India's Health Policy", retrieved 2022-11-25
- ↑ "Can IAS become an agent of change?". Hindustan Times. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ↑ Sachan, Dinsa (2014-04-12). "Health gets greater attention in the 2014 Indian elections". The Lancet. 383 (9925): 1281–1282. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60454-2. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 24734289. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Ali, Venil. "SHAILAJA CHANDRA - Demystifying Governance - S01 EP13 by A new kind of celebrity". Anchor. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ↑ "India's Traditional Knowledge and the role of CSIR's TKDL | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research | CSIR | GoI". www.csir.res.in. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ↑ "Grow more". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ↑ Narain, Priyanka P. (2010-09-28). "Pushing for a system to track drug origins". mint. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ↑ Singh, R. H. (2012). "Beyond a bureaucratic status report on Indian medicine and folk healing". AYU. 33 (1): 7–9. doi:10.4103/0974-8520.100293. ISSN 0974-8520. PMC 3456868. PMID 23049177.
- ↑ "Health ministry begins study on 'Status of Indian Medicine and Folk Healing in India'". test.pharmabiz.com. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ↑ Editor, Insights (2022-10-17). "Sansad TV: Committee Report- Ayush System- Way Forward". INSIGHTSIAS. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ↑ Sujatha, V. (2023-01-01). "Of informal practitioners of biomedicine. The interplay of medicine, economy and society in India". Social Science & Medicine. 317: 115564. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115564. ISSN 0277-9536. PMID 36436260 Check
|pmid=value (help). Unknown parameter|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Gupta, Shantanu (2012-11-09). "Path-breaking review report on Delhi School Education Act 1973". Spontaneous Order. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ↑ Delhi, Priya Solomon in New. "US award to Delhi for curbing air pollution". Rediff. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ↑ Devraj, Ranjit (2002-07-11). "Power privatisation in India hit by sabotage". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ↑ "Pvt distribution companies try to improve power situation in Delhi". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ↑ "CHETNA Governing Council". CHETNA. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra on developing a transformative healthcare system for India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra". The Indian Express. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra on The Quint". TheQuint. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra". Economic and Political Weekly: 7–8. 2015-06-05.
- ↑ "SHAILAJA CHANDRA: Exclusive News Stories, Articles, Top Stories by SHAILAJA CHANDRA on Current Affairs, Events at News18". News18. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Shailaja Chandra writes: Where there is no inequality". The Indian Express. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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