Sujata Saunik Explained
Sujata Saunik (born 15 June 1965) is a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service officer and the Chief Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra. Saunik was the Additional Chief Secretary of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra) and was also the Principal Secretary of Public Health and Financial Reform in the state of Maharashtra.[2] [3]
Between 2000 and 2006, Saunik worked at the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.[4]
She is the first woman to be appointed to the post of Chief Secretary in Maharashtra Government.[5] In August 2024, there were reports that she was being forced out of the post.[6]
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- Web site: 2024-06-30 . Who is Sujata Saunik, Maharashtra's first woman chief secretary . 2024-06-30 . The Times of India . 2024-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240630145913/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-sujata-saunik-maharashtras-first-woman-chief-secretary/articleshow/111383386.cms . live .
- Web site: 2024-06-30 . Sujata Saunik becomes first woman Chief Secretary of Maharashtra . 2024-06-30 . The Indian Express . en . 2024-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240630142132/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-first-woman-chief-secretary-sujata-saunik-takes-charge-9424517/ . live .
- Book: Grover . H. . Islam . T. . Slick . J. . Case Studies in Disaster Mitigation and Prevention: Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation Series . Elsevier Science . Disaster and emergency management : Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series . 2022 . 978-0-12-809528-7 . 2 September 2024 . 154 . 17 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917155036/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VnOfEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA154#v=onepage&q&f=false . live .
- News: Naik . Yogesh . Sujata Saunik becomes Maharashtra's first woman chief secretary . Hindustan Times . 2024-07-01 . 2024-09-02 . 2024-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240702201632/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/sujata-saunik-becomes-maharashtra-s-first-woman-chief-secretary-101719774757740.html . live .
- News: Tripathi . Dipesh D. . BJP 'forcing' Chief Secretary to quit, appoint Eknath Shinde aide: Aaditya Thackeray . India Today . 30 August 2024 . 2 September 2024 . 17 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917155041/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-maharashtra-chief-secretary-woman-sujata-saunik-eknath-shinde-aaditya-thackeray-resign-2590452-2024-08-30 . live .
