- Vineeta Rai
Vineeta Rai (born September 5, 1944) is a former
Indian Administrative Service officer and Revenue Secretary in theGovernment of India . Rai was voted one of "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Business" in India in 2003. [ [http://www.india-today.com/btoday/20031123/cover1.html The 25 Most Powerful Women in Business] ]Early Life
Rai completed her schooling at
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya inNew Delhi and subsequently studied history atMiranda House , andBrandeis University on aWien International Scholarship .Career
An officer of the 1968 IAS batch of the
Union Territories cadre, Rai is the first women to hold the post of Revenue Secretary in theMinistry of Finance . She was appointed in June 2003 and held the post till September 2004. [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47292220.cms The Times of India article] ]Previously, Rai has held posts in the Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and
Ministry of Home Affairs in the Union Government. She also worked in various state administrations and public sector undertakings. [ [http://arc.gov.in/bio-rai.htm Official Bio-data] ]References
External links
* [http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/jun/02spec1.htm Article on Rediff]
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