CURRICULUM VITAE OF MRS CHITRA CHOPRA

NAME : CHITRA CHOPRA

DATE OF BIRTH : 22.07.1946

NATIONALITY : INDIAN

MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED

SERVICE : INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE (1969)

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND :

POSTS HELD

  1. Member-Secretary, NCBC, under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (From November 2008)
  2. Member (Admn.) CAT, Principal Bench, Delhi (March 2006 – July 2008)
  3. Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation (from July 2004-March 2006)
  4. Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes.
  5. Establishment Officer to Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (From - August, 2001)
  6. Additional Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Culture (Oct, 2000 to July, 2001)
  7. Joint Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Labour(March, 1998 to Oct, 2000)
  8. Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel Govt. Of Rajasthan (May, 1997 to March, 1998).
  9. Secretary Social Welfare & Tribal Area Development Department Government of Rajasthan(Sept.95-May 97).
  10. Joint Secretary Central Board of Excise & Customs, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Govt of India –5years (May 1990 to April1995)
  11. Secretary Dept. of Animal Husbandry Dairy Development, and Tribal Area Development, Commissioner Administrative Reforms in the State Government (Rajasthan) 3years(1987-1990)
  12. .Director, Ministry of Labour Govt. of India –3years(1983to1986)
  13. Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Admn. Reforms, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India- 3years(1980to 1983)
  14. Deputy Secretary, Planning Department and Dy. Secretary Personnel, Government of Rajasthan - (1972to 1980)

Experience

I belonged to the Rajasthan Cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (1969 Batch) and have spent roughly half my service career of 37 years in the service of the State Government and half with the Government of India. My post retirement assignments have been equally divided between a quasi judicial body (CAT) and an autonomous statutory body(NCBC).

Roughly half my work experience, both pre and post retirement, relates to handling quasi judicial work and working with rules and regulations relating to service matters, including disciplinary proceedings against Government officials. This experience has helped me develop insights into equity and fair play as well as an understanding of disciplinary and legal issues.

The other half of my experience relates to positive discrimination and protection of rights of disadvantaged and weaker sections, whether on account of caste, physical disabilities, gender or poverty, whether rural or urban. This has been valuable in terms of giving an insight into the importance of inclusiveness and access in the context of institutional growth initiatives. Was responsible for formulation of the JNNURM, the major program for Urban renewal and linkages with poverty alleviation.

I have had in addition, postings in the Planning department of Rajasthan and in the Culture Ministry in Delhi which helped me gain a better insight into the relationship between society and development.

My service career has enabled me to interact with people from all sections of society and all the organs of State—Legislature, Judiciary and Executive.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

a)Member of the delegation to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) held at New York, in January, 2000.

c)Member of the delegation to the ESCAP -High Level Intergovernmental Meeting to review the regional implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, held at Bangkok during October, 1999.

d)Member of delegation to the International Labour Conference held at Geneva in 1998 and 1999 The subject of the Conference was Child labour.

e)Member of delegation to Canada on Tax Reforms in August, 1994.

f)Represented India as a delegate to the International Labour Conference held at Geneva, in June, 1985. The subject of the Conference was Equal opportunities for Women.

g)Indian delegate to the Round Table Meeting held in Mexico on Extension of Social Protection to Marginal Sections of the Population, November, 1984.

h)Participated in a study tour organized by the Frederick Ebert Foundation, Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn on study of the Social Security Systems and Functioning of Trade Unions in the Federal Republic of Germany during September, 1984.

i)Participated in a Training Seminar on Social Security organized by ISSA (International Social Security Association) in Kathmandu in January, 1984.

j)Seminar on International Finance Organized by ADB at Jakarta (1992)

k)Seminar on 'Customs Administration' in Japan (March-April, 1993) organized JICA.

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