Rachel Chatterjee
Indian Civil Servant
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Rachel Chatterjee is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer and the first women to be appointed as the Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission.[2]
29 December 1950
Rachel Chatterjee | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rachel K.J Chandy 29 December 1950 |
| Citizenship | India |
| Spouse |
Tishya Chatterjee (m. 1976) |
| Children | 2 Sons |
| Profession | Retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer Social Worker |
Biography
She was born to K.J Chandy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and was raised in a Syrian Christian family.[citation needed] She has two sisters and one brother.[citation needed] She did her M. A. in English and a diploma in Journalism.[1] She joined the Indian Administrative Services in 1975 and was allotted to the Andhra Pradesh Cadre.[3]
She is married to Tishya Chatterjee, her batch mate and also a bureaucrat, in 1976. They have two children. She has worked for more than thirty as a bureaucrat at different places and has been a district collector in three different districts.
Positions held
- District Collector of Anantapur District(1983–1984).[3]
- Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Of Hyderabad (1992–1993).[3]
- Chairman & Managing Director for AP Transco.[3]
- Principal Secretary to Department of Medical & Health.[2][3]
- Principal Secretary to Department of Social Welfare.[3]
- Director, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India (1984–1985).[3]
Achievements
The Government of Canada awarded her the Lester Pearson Fellowship at the University of Ottawa.[3]