SMITA SABHARWAL,I.A.S
Smita Sabharwal, Additional Secretary to Chief Minister, Telangana , is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.
Early life and Schooling
Smita, a Bengali, born on 19th June 1977, has done most of her schooling in various parts of the country. Her father, a retired Army officer, Colonel P. K. Das, served in the Indian Army. The last couple of years of school education was from St. Ann's, Marredpally, Hyderabad. She later graduated in Commerce from St. Francis Degree College. She is one of the youngest to have cracked the Union Public Service Commission exam securing All India 4th rank and opted for the IAS.
Career
After completing the administrative training in Lal Bahadur Sastry,National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, she was trained in Adilabad district in her probationary days. Initial posting was in Chitoor where she served as the Subcollector, Madanapalle and was groomed well, letting her grab hands-on experience. Thereafter she has worked in Rural Development sector as Project Director, DRDA, Kadapa. During her next stint as Municipal Commissioner, Warangal she introduced "Fund your City" scheme where a large number of public utilities such as Traffic Junctions, Foot-overbridges, Bus-stops, Parks were created with Public-Private partnership(PPP). Later she has served as Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Visakhapatnam, and also as Joint Collector of Kurnool and Joint collector of Hyderabad. In April,2011 she took charge as District Collector, Karimnagar district where she has made significant contribution in the Health and Education sector. Also with the help of Public Representatives, Karimnagar Town underwent a facelift in the form of wider roads, scientifically planned traffic junctions, Bus-stops, Toilets and other public utilities. Karimnagar district was awarded the best district in PM's 20 Point Programme for 2012-2013. She was Medak District Collector during the General Elections 2014 and successfully conducted free and fair polls. She is the first lady IAS officer to be appointed to Chief Minister's Office and currently holds the charge of Additional Secretary to Chief Minister, Telangana.
Personal Life
She is married to Dr. Akun Sabharwal, IPS who is her batchmate. They are blessed with two children, Nanak and Bhuvis.