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New Delhi : Vini Mahajan, IAS (Punjab: 1987) assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in the Ministry of Jal Shakti, here on January 3, 2022. Ms. Mahajan is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, where she was placed on the Roll of Honour. She did B.A. (Honours) Economics from Lady Shri Ram College (LSR), Delhi University.
Prior to this, she was serving as Punjab Chief Secretary from June 26, 2020. Earlier, she served as Additional Chief Secretary of the Departments of Housing & Urban Development, Government of Punjab. She was ACS/ Principal Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare since April 2012 for 5 years. She also served as Principal Secretary Department of Medical Education and Research, and Principal Secretary Finance, Punjab.
Ms Mahajan served as Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister of India from 2007-2012, and earlier in 2004-05 as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
She received numerous academic awards, including the National Talent Search Scholarship. She was a Hubert Humphrey fellow based at American University in Washington DC in 2000 –2001, according to a PIB release.