CURRICULUM VITAE OF MRS CHITRA CHOPRA
NAME :
CHITRA CHOPRA
DATE OF BIRTH :
22.07.1946
NATIONALITY :
INDIAN
MARITAL STATUS :
MARRIED
SERVICE :
INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
(1969)
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND :
a) B.A. (HON. English) from University of Delhi -1965.
b) M.A. (English) from University of Delhi-1967.
c) M.Phil from Indian Institute of Public Administration
Delhi
–Dissertation
on
Social
Security
Programmes in India-1997.
d) Visiting Fellowship at the Queen Elizabeth House
International Development Centre, University of
Oxford U.K- Study and Dissertation on social
security System for Women in the U.K. (19881989).
e) Visitor to Oxford in June 95 sponsored by British
Council short study on social security measures
and linkages to poverty alleviation programmes
in India.
f) L.L.B from University of Delhi -2010
POSTS HELD
1. Member-Secretary, NCBC, under the Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment (From November 2008)
2. Member (Admn.) CAT, Principal Bench, Delhi (March 2006 – July 2008)
3. Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty
Alleviation (from July 2004-March 2006)
4. Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes.
5.
Establishment Officer to Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions (From - August, 2001)
6. Additional Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Culture (Oct, 2000 to
July, 2001)
7. Joint Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Labour(March, 1998 to Oct,
2000)
8.
Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel Govt. Of Rajasthan (May, 1997
to March, 1998).
9. Secretary Social Welfare & Tribal Area
Government of Rajasthan (Sept.95-May 97).
Development
Department
10. Joint Secretary Central Board of Excise & Customs, Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue, Govt of India –5years (May 1990 to April1995)
11. Secretary Dept. of Animal Husbandry Dairy Development, and Tribal
Area Development, Commissioner Administrative Reforms in the State
Government (Rajasthan) 3 years(1987-1990)
12. .Director, Ministry of Labour Govt. of India –3 years(1983to1986)
13. Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Admn. Reforms, Ministry of
Home Affairs, Govt. of India- 3 years(1980to 1983)
14. Deputy Secretary, Planning Department and Dy. Secretary Personnel,
Government of Rajasthan - (1972to 1980)
Experience
I belonged to the Rajasthan Cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (1969
Batch) and have spent roughly half my service career of 37 years in the service of
the State Government and half with the Government of India. My post retirement
assignments have been equally divided between a quasi judicial body (CAT) and an
autonomous statutory body(NCBC).
Roughly half my work experience, both pre and post retirement, relates to handling
quasi judicial work and working with rules and regulations relating to service matters,
including disciplinary proceedings against Government officials. This experience has
helped me develop insights into equity and fair play as well as an understanding of
disciplinary and legal issues.
The other half of my experience relates to positive discrimination and protection of
rights of disadvantaged and weaker sections, whether on account of caste, physical
disabilities, gender or poverty, whether rural or urban. This has been valuable in
terms of giving an insight into the importance of inclusiveness and access in the
context of institutional growth initiatives. Was responsible for formulation of the
JNNURM, the major program for Urban renewal and linkages with poverty alleviation.
I have had in addition, postings in the Planning department of Rajasthan and in the
Culture Ministry in Delhi which helped me gain a better insight into the relationship
between society and development.
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My service career has enabled me to interact with people from all sections of
society and all the organs of State—Legislature, Judiciary and Executive.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
a)
Member of the delegation to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) held at New York, in January,
2000.
c)
Member of the delegation to the ESCAP -High Level Intergovernmental
Meeting to review the regional implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action,
held at Bangkok during October, 1999.
d)
Member of delegation to the International Labour Conference held at Geneva
in 1998 and 1999 The subject of the Conference was Child labour.
e)
Member of delegation to Canada on Tax Reforms in August, 1994.
f)
Represented India as a delegate to the International Labour Conference held
at Geneva, in June, 1985. The subject of the Conference was Equal opportunities for
Women.
g)
Indian delegate to the Round Table Meeting held in Mexico on Extension of
Social Protection to Marginal Sections of the Population, November, 1984.
h)
Participated in a study tour organized by the Frederick Ebert Foundation,
Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn on study of the Social Security Systems and
Functioning of Trade Unions in the Federal Republic of Germany during September,
1984.
i)
Participated in a Training Seminar on Social Security organized by ISSA
(International Social Security Association) in Kathmandu in January, 1984.
j)
Seminar on International Finance Organized by ADB at Jakarta (1992)
k)
Seminar on 'Customs Administration' in Japan (March-April, 1993) organized
JICA.
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