CURRICULAM VITAE
1.
Name
Smt. ANITA CHAUDHARY
2.
Service to which
IAS, (Haryana, 76)(retd)
belonged to
3.
Last Post
Secretary to Government of India
Department of Land Resources
Ministry of Rural Development
4.
Address
Block T, 28/11, DLF Phase III, Gurgaon,
5.
E-mail
anitach123@hotmail.com
6.
Telephone No.
01244046619 (land line)
9899111169 ( Mobile)
7.
Educational
Qualifications
1) Masters of Social Science from University
of Birmingham, UK
2) Masters of Arts from Fergusson College,
University of Pune, India
3) Bachelor of Arts from St. Johns College,
University of Agra, India
4) Presently doing Ph.D. from IGNOU. Topic
“Right to Information as a management
tool for better performance of PDS”
8.
Domestic Training Programs attended:
(i)
One week training on Management concepts and Decision
Making Techniques, from IIT, Delhi in 1985.
(ii) Four weeks training on Programme Implementation from
PSIPA in 1986.
(iii) One week training on Decentralized Planning from Institute of
Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram in 1987.
(iv) One week training on Industrial Policy Planning and
Development from Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmadabad in 1988.
(v) Four week training for Middle level officers from IIM,
Ahmedabad in 1989.
(vi) One week training on Project Management Basic from
Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad in 1992.
(vii) One week training on Re-structuring of India’s economic
implication from IIFT, New Delhi in 1994.
(viii) One week training on Urban Development from Human
Settlement Management Institute, New Delhi in 1997.
(ix) One week training on Issues in Sustainable Development from
TERI, New Delhi in 1999.
(x) One week training on Advanced Course on WTO from ASCI,
Hyderabad in 2004.
10.
Foreign Training Programs
(i)
Two weeks training in Korea on Agricultural Marketing
(ii) Three weeks training on Public Finance Management from
Harvard, USA in 2008.
(iii) Two weeks training on Public Finance Management from
Harvard, USA in 2009.
11.
Work experience
1.
Secretary
D/ o Land
Resources
Ministry of Rural
Development
(From 31.07.2010
to 31.9.2012)
Overall in charge of the department. Work
relating to the Land Acquisition Act and the
Rehabilitation
and
Resettlement
Bill;
modernization of the land records management
system; ushering in the system of Conclusive
Titling in the country; preparation of a
countrywide survey and report on Agrarian
Reforms in the country; the work relating to
Watershed Division; emphasis on GIS mapping
for planning Watershed schemes. Also handling
work relating to Jatropha as a Bio-diesel.
2.
Special Secretary
(Centre-State),
Ministry of Home
Affairs, Govt. of
India
(24.11.2009 to
31.07.2010)
As Special Secretary/Additional Secretary,
matters relating to Centre/State relations,
National Human Rights commission , communal
harmony, preparation of schemes for Anti
human
trafficking,
Prison
reforms,
modernisation and procurement for Police and
Para-Military forces , Imposition/revocation of
Governor’s Rule in times of constitutional crisis,
categorised security for threatened persons,
implementation of the Crimes and Criminal
Network Tracking System,
were handled.
Amendments in various laws including State
laws requiring consent of the President of India ,
cases of mercy petition to the President were also
handled.
Addl. Secretary
(Centre-State)
(12.2.2007 to
24.11.2009)
MHA, Govt. of
India
3.
Joint Secretary,
Deptt. of Food &
Public Distribution
Govt. of India
(08.01.2004 to
12.02.2007)
As Joint Secretary, allocation and distribution of
foodgrains under Public Distribution System in
the country, formulation of policies relating to
food security, including reduction of hunger and
mal-nutrition at the national level were handled.
In food sector, overseeing of procurement of
foodgrains in the markets, their storage,
distribution
through
fair
price
shops,
transportation to other States etc. were under my
charge.
Food grains were also allocated under various
welfare scheme like Mid-day Meal Scheme for
primary school children, Annapurna Scheme
(foodgrains for indigent senior citizens), Food for
work programme (SGRY), etc. Foodgrains were
also allocated to World Food Programme (WFP)
for their different welfare schemes in the
country.
I
also
handled
International
Cooperation in the Department. All matters
relating to International Grains Council, FAO,
World Food Programme, SAARC, Food Security
Reserve, Inter-Governmental Working Group on
Right to Food, WTO, World Bank etc. were
handled.
4.
Secretary,
Institutional
Finance, Govt. of
Haryana
(1.10.2003 to
8.1.2004)
Commissioner,
Rohtak Division
(01.12.1999 to
As secretary Institutional finance, I interacted
with the Banks to ensure efficient financing of
govt schemes, proper liaison and working.
As Divisional Commissioner, Rohtak Division, I
was in-charge of 5 districts of Haryana, wherein
the work of Deputy Commissioners and
district/Division level officer’s work was
supervised by me. All revenue and Development
works were supervised. I was also given
additional charge of Vice-Chancellor MDU
University and Director, PGMIS separately
01.06.2002)
Industrial Liaison
Commissioner,
Delhi,
(24.07.2000 to
1.07.2001)
16.
MD, Central
Cottage Industries
Corporation of
India, Govt. of
India
(01.08.1996 to
06.09.1999)
17.
PS to Minister of
State for
Wasteland
Development,
Govt. of India
(01.08.1992 to
01.08.1996)
18.
Deputy Secretary
M/o Rural
during this time.
As Industrial Liaison Commissioner, I was
responsible
for
aiding
and
advising
entrepreneurs in setting up industrial units in
Haryana. Also assisted the Government in
formulation of industrial policy and for
development of industrially backward areas.
Assessing growth potential of backward areas,
creating backward and forward linkages for the
success of enterprises were handled by me.
As MD of the Central Cottage Industries
Corporation, having a turnover of Rs.200 crores,
I was in-charge of the entire activities of
procuring, storing, quality control, export, sale of
Indian handicrafts and handlooms, through the
showrooms of the Corporation. It is the policy of
the Corporation to encourage the poor crafts
persons and weavers, who could not get
remunerative prices for their products by
procuring their products and marketing them
through the showrooms of the Corporation. I
was thereby able to maintain close liaison with
the poor crafts persons and weavers.
Approximately 20.17% of the countries
geographical area is lying as wasteland. To focus
on its development, a separate Department was
set up in 1992 by Govt. of India and I had the
privilege of working as the PS to Minister of
State in-charge of the Wasteland Development.
In that position all policy formulations, projects
for development, new initiatives, etc. were
handled by me with a view to assist the Minister
in taking decisions.
As Deputy Secretary, Agriculture Marketing,
(subsequently, also given charge of Agriculture
Development,
Govt. of India
(01.07.1985 to
01.05. 1987)
19.
Marketing Advisor to Govt of India), I handled
all
schemes
of
Agriculture
marketing,
development of mandies, procurement and
distribution of food grains. Also handled the
cold Storage and Meat food products Acts.
Handled
wage
employment
and
area
development schemes like RLEGP,DPAP, DDP
and IWDP
20.
Under Secretary
M/o Rural
Development,
Govt. of India
(01.03.1983 to
01.07. 1985)
CEO, DRDA,
Gurgaon and
Sonipat,
SDM, Nuh,
SDM, Gurgaon,
Administrator ,
HUDA
21.
Extra Curricular Activities
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
22.
Matters relating to development, revenue, law
and order, general administration, etc. were
handled by me. As Administrator, HUDA
Faridabad, number of sectors were planned and
developed in Faridabad, Rohtak, Sonipat, Karnal
and Hisar.
Remained President of the Haryana Taekwondo Association
for 5 years
Playing Golf
Writing Articles
Fond of music and kathak dance
Strengths
Having put in 35 years of dedicated service in several fields, I have
gained experience in perspective planning, implementation and
monitoring of projects. I have worked in the field of Rural
development, Urban development, Food, Textiles, Home, Finance
and Industry.
As Sp Sec, Home, the need to revise out dated laws and make
amendments to new laws was handled and many amendments saw
the light of the day.
The ability to grasp and address key issues, prioritize work and
understand implications of policy decisions has sharpened with
experience.
Visits to several countries like UK, Rome, China, Thailand, Singapore,
Australia, France, Netherlands, Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, Austria,
Indonesia, Vietnam, USA etc and dealing with international
organizations has further enriched my experience.
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