Who is IAS Shalini Pandit? Officer from Orissa posted on other Secretary level posts in the Center

IAS Shalini Pandit has reportedly been promoted for additional Secretary-level posts in the Government of India. He is currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Financial Services.

Pandit is among two IAS officers whose empanelment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for senior positions in the Government of India, Indian Mastermind reported.

The report claims that Odisha cadre IAS Shalini Pandit has been recruited for the posts of Additional Secretary or equivalent level, while Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS Sufiyah Faruqui Wali has been recruited for the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent level at the Centre.

Who is IAS Shalini Pandit?

Shalini Pandit is a 2001 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Orissa cadre, currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Education of Shalini Pandit: Shalini Pandit graduated in Botany from Miranda House College, University of Delhi and completed her M.Sc. in Wildlife Science from Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, according to her profile on LIC India and nabfid websites.

Shalini Pandit Career: Pandit held several key positions in the Odisha government before moving to her assignment at the Centre.

She served as Secretary of School and Mass Education Department, Health and Family Welfare Department, Mission Shakti Department and Language, Literature and Culture Department in Urida, Odisha.

She was also Director of Mission, National Health Mission, Labor Commissioner, Odisha and District Collector for several districts.

Her work in introducing reforms to the education sector and leadership in healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic is widely appreciated.

IAS Shalini Pandit has also been nominated by the government as the director of the National Bank for Infrastructure and Development Finance (nabfid).

With his empanelment to the posts of Additional Secretary or equivalent level, he becomes eligible to be considered for posting at that level in accordance with the appointment procedures of the Government of India.