LEENA MEHENDALE
A teacher,
administrator, philosopher, physicist, thinker, writer, travellor,
orator.
Leena Mehendale, IAS
(1974) retired as Additional Chief Secretary, Maharashtra and then
served as Member CAT and then as CIC (Under RTI Act), Goa. She writes
extensively and lectures in Govt training institutes on Societal and
Administrative issues relating to environment, good governance,
education, efficiency, woman issues, agriculture and rural
development.
A physicist by
academic training and management expert owing to her profession, Smt
Mehendale is well-read in Bhagwadgeeta, Bharteey Darshan-granthas,
Upanishads, Ramayan, Mahabharat etc. She is currently lecturing on
Mahabharat, once a week at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
Pune and also delivering audio lectures titled Pathami Sanskritam on
Brahmkumari Radio Channel. Her trust KAUSHALAM is producing Sanskrit
serials and audio-vedio learning modules.
She has 30 books, some TV and AIR serial, many video and audio clips to her credit
on a wide variety of topics. Her books include 7 collection of
articles on administration, 7 translations – stories, poems and
novels, Children Literature, Computer, skill development, Indian Darshanshastra
She has widely
travelled all over Bharteey-country-side, knows or understands many languages
and dialects. Hence her current mission on Integral Unity of Bharteey
bhasha and sanskriti and attracting youth to this task. Lecturing and
training in Computer-inputting of Bharteey texts through Bharteey
Varnamala and Lipi (as against roman script) is an important aspect
of this mission.
पुरस्कार
IFFCO द्वारा हिंदी-सेवा पुरस्कार
परिधी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य हिंदी अकादमी -जीवनगौरव पुरस्कार
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BIODATA in detail --
First a quick gist for the impatient readers --Last post - CIC of Goa State in the rank of Supreme Court Judge.(Retd on 31-01-2015
Just previous post -- Member CAT Mumbai in the rank of High Court Judge.
And before that -- Additional Chief Secretary of Maharashtra
Short Films on me --
1. A short U-Tube --PRERANA - Interview on DD -- Hindi
2. LM on Garbage disposal and a household experiment - Hindi
3. Another short u-tube, On being felicitated by Paridhi Art group Delhi, 28 jan 2011-English
4. Another one created by Swapna Jarag - Marathi
5. On my joining as CIC of Goa on 24 th Oct 2013 -- interview for the Prudent media. ( There is Part 2 also)
http://prudentmedia.in/news-videos.php?id=65&cid=8368&date=2013-10-28
6. LM on BrahmKumari channel Crime situation -against Women Part 1
7. LM on BrahmKumari channel Crime situation -against Women Part 2
And my favorite creative video नवाचा पाढा TABLE OF NINE
See list of videos created by me and kept on You-Tube is at the END of this post
Some articles on me --
Administration and literature are not mutually exclusive
*** मधुराणी भागवत
My current active persuation is for Revival of Sanskrit, in my capacity as Chief Patron for Kaaushalam Trust and Ex-Chairman, RC ( Regulating Council) of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI). Currently I am creating 10 min audio clips for every Sunday broadcast on Brahmkumari radio station by name पठामि संस्कृतम् and giving a weekly 1 hr lecture on महाभारताची समग्र ओळख at भांडारकर संस्था
Smt. Leena Mehendale, born in Dharangaon, district Jalgaon , 1950.
I consider myself as an accomplished Administrator, Thinker and Writer (for children too). Acquainted with all parts of India and travelled over 400 out of 650 districts in India. Proficient in Hindi, Marathi Bengali and understand Assamese, Oriya, Punjabi Gujrati Nepali, Maithili and Bhojpuri too.
After completing M.Sc Physics and working as lecturer for a year, joined the IAS in 1974. While in service pursued studies to acquire --
(M.Sc. Physics - Patna University 1970)
M.Sc. Project Planning , Bradford University U.K. 1989
MBA (HR) GJ University, Hissar 2007
LLB Bombay University 2010
Career
Some of my service highlights are
A) Program of economic rehabilitation of Devdasis, while working as Collector Sangli and MD of an Industrial Corporation WMDC
B) For Energy Coservation, undertook mass awareness thru a TV serial of 180 weekly episodes and a Radio serial of 250 episodes, thus creating a huge clip-bank on skill building and conservation
C) Training for policies and scheme designs during the work at Yashada, YCMOU open University and Director of Naturopathy
D) Worked throughout for promoting Indian Languages on Computers.
E) As a thinker and writer, I have given over 1000 lectures, authored 25 books on diverse subjects and over 800 articles, in Marathi, Hindi and English.
F) A concept designer and Guide for many TV, Radio and U-Tube serials, on Atomic Physics, Energy Conservation, Holistic Health, Women Empowerment, Use of Computers, Promotion of Samskrit and Indian Languages.
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BIODATA
Email: leena.mehendale@gmail.com
blogsite: http://leenameh.blogspot.com/
website: http://www.leenamehendale.com
BIODATA
1. NAME : Smt. Leena Mehendale, IAS (1974 - Maharashtra)
2. Date of birth : 31st January 1950
3. Place of birth : Dharangaon, Dist : Jalgaon, Maharashtra
4. EDUCATION :
M.Sc. Physics - Patna University 1970
M.Sc. Project Planning , Bradford University U.K. 1989
MBA (HR) GJ University, Hissar 2007
LLB Bombay University 2010
Lecturer in Physics 1972-73, Patna,
Prof Rural dev and HR at Yashada (Pune) 1989-90,
Acting VC of YMC Open Univ Nasik 1996.
LANGUAGES: Proficiency in Hindi, Marathi, English. Can read, write and speak Bengali,
Can read or follow - Sanskrit, Gujrati, Punjabi, Nepali, Maithili, Oriya, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Ahirani
5. LAST POSTING : Goa State Chief Information Commissioner under RTI Act
Previous posting - Member Administration CAT Banglore and Bombay
Still Earlier -Additional Chief Secretary, GAD (General Administration Department) April 08 onwards
6. OCCUPATION :
I joined Indian Administrative Service in July, 1974, Maharashtra cadre. Working as a Senior Civil Servant since then on various postings, discharging responsibilities of Planning, Implementations, Execution, Law and Order, Coordination and Monitoring and as a Quasi-Judiciary Officer under several Acts.
7. JOB EXPERIENCE is categorized as under : (for details see Postings)
I. Revenue Administration : land and forest management, law and order problems, natural calamities, district and regional planning, employment guarantee, Regional coordination, protocol, election. In general, working as a representative of government in the concerned district or division.
II. Judicial work: The posts of Asstt. Collector, Urban Land Ceiling Authority, Collector, Commissioner, Settlement Commissioner included working as a judiciary officer under various Acts, such as , Land Revenue, Tenancy, Watan Abolition, Land Acquisition, Resettlement, Municipal Act, Urban Land Ceiling, Departmental Enquiries, Cr.P.C, IPC, Evidence Act and Bombay Police Act.
III. Development Administration: in the sector of agriculture, health, education, animal husbandry, social welfare, watershed management, industrial development, women welfare etc.
IV. Industrial Development: involving small scale industries, project formulation, district and regional level coordination of banks, regional industral planning, employment guarantee schemes, IRDP.
V. Training and HR : Held educational/training jobs such as DS(Education), Director of Maharashtra State Administrative Training Institute (YASHADA), Director, National Institute of Naturopathy and Vice Chancellor of Open University, Nashik.
VI. Women Affairs :i] Worked for economic rehabilitation of Devdasis. (Ref. Item 9 and 12) ii] as Joint secretary to the National Commission for women. Many articles, Seminars and Policy Papers, iii) women rally in PCRA, iv) Chairman, Mahila Takrar Niwaran Samiti, Member-Secretary to the Maharashtra Bal-Ayog
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Smt. Leena Mehendale, born in Dharangaon, district Jalgaon , 1950.
I consider myself as an accomplished Administrator, Thinker and Writer (for children too). Acquainted with all parts of India and travelled over 400 out of 650 districts in India. Proficient in Hindi, Marathi Bengali and understand Assamese, Oriya, Punjabi Gujrati Nepali, Maithili and Bhojpuri too.
After completing M.Sc Physics and working as lecturer for a year, joined the IAS in 1974. While in service pursued studies to acquire --
(M.Sc. Physics - Patna University 1970)
M.Sc. Project Planning , Bradford University U.K. 1989
MBA (HR) GJ University, Hissar 2007
LLB Bombay University 2010
Career
- In IAS – 1974 to 2010,
- thereafter appointed as Member of Central Administrative Tribunal (High Court Judge Rank) at Banglore and Mumbai
- thereafter appointed as Goa State Chief RTI Commissioner (Supreme Court Judge Rank) at Panaji fromwhere now retired.
Some of my service highlights are
A) Program of economic rehabilitation of Devdasis, while working as Collector Sangli and MD of an Industrial Corporation WMDC
B) For Energy Coservation, undertook mass awareness thru a TV serial of 180 weekly episodes and a Radio serial of 250 episodes, thus creating a huge clip-bank on skill building and conservation
C) Training for policies and scheme designs during the work at Yashada, YCMOU open University and Director of Naturopathy
D) Worked throughout for promoting Indian Languages on Computers.
E) As a thinker and writer, I have given over 1000 lectures, authored 25 books on diverse subjects and over 800 articles, in Marathi, Hindi and English.
F) A concept designer and Guide for many TV, Radio and U-Tube serials, on Atomic Physics, Energy Conservation, Holistic Health, Women Empowerment, Use of Computers, Promotion of Samskrit and Indian Languages.
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BIODATA
Email: leena.mehendale@gmail.com
blogsite: http://leenameh.blogspot.com/
website: http://www.leenamehendale.com
BIODATA
1. NAME : Smt. Leena Mehendale, IAS (1974 - Maharashtra)
2. Date of birth : 31st January 1950
3. Place of birth : Dharangaon, Dist : Jalgaon, Maharashtra
4. EDUCATION :
M.Sc. Physics - Patna University 1970
M.Sc. Project Planning , Bradford University U.K. 1989
MBA (HR) GJ University, Hissar 2007
LLB Bombay University 2010
Lecturer in Physics 1972-73, Patna,
Prof Rural dev and HR at Yashada (Pune) 1989-90,
Acting VC of YMC Open Univ Nasik 1996.
LANGUAGES: Proficiency in Hindi, Marathi, English. Can read, write and speak Bengali,
Can read or follow - Sanskrit, Gujrati, Punjabi, Nepali, Maithili, Oriya, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Ahirani
5. LAST POSTING : Goa State Chief Information Commissioner under RTI Act
Previous posting - Member Administration CAT Banglore and Bombay
Still Earlier -Additional Chief Secretary, GAD (General Administration Department) April 08 onwards
6. OCCUPATION :
I joined Indian Administrative Service in July, 1974, Maharashtra cadre. Working as a Senior Civil Servant since then on various postings, discharging responsibilities of Planning, Implementations, Execution, Law and Order, Coordination and Monitoring and as a Quasi-Judiciary Officer under several Acts.
7. JOB EXPERIENCE is categorized as under : (for details see Postings)
I. Revenue Administration : land and forest management, law and order problems, natural calamities, district and regional planning, employment guarantee, Regional coordination, protocol, election. In general, working as a representative of government in the concerned district or division.
II. Judicial work: The posts of Asstt. Collector, Urban Land Ceiling Authority, Collector, Commissioner, Settlement Commissioner included working as a judiciary officer under various Acts, such as , Land Revenue, Tenancy, Watan Abolition, Land Acquisition, Resettlement, Municipal Act, Urban Land Ceiling, Departmental Enquiries, Cr.P.C, IPC, Evidence Act and Bombay Police Act.
III. Development Administration: in the sector of agriculture, health, education, animal husbandry, social welfare, watershed management, industrial development, women welfare etc.
IV. Industrial Development: involving small scale industries, project formulation, district and regional level coordination of banks, regional industral planning, employment guarantee schemes, IRDP.
V. Training and HR : Held educational/training jobs such as DS(Education), Director of Maharashtra State Administrative Training Institute (YASHADA), Director, National Institute of Naturopathy and Vice Chancellor of Open University, Nashik.
VI. Women Affairs :i] Worked for economic rehabilitation of Devdasis. (Ref. Item 9 and 12) ii] as Joint secretary to the National Commission for women. Many articles, Seminars and Policy Papers, iii) women rally in PCRA, iv) Chairman, Mahila Takrar Niwaran Samiti, Member-Secretary to the Maharashtra Bal-Ayog
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BOOKS ( 29 books as on 01-01-2021)
bal-sahitya and nisarg
1) ये ये पावसा Ye Ye Pawsa - short stories for Children in Marathi – 1995, 2006.
2) सोनं देणारे पक्षी Sona Denare Pakshi - Narrations on bird watching - Marathi --1999. The Book Sona Denare Pakshi was serialised on AIR Mumbai, 2009.
3) फिर वर्षा आई Fir Varsha Aai - short stories for Children in Hindi --2001
4) सुवर्ण पंछी Suvarna Panchi, 2004 Narrations on bird watching – Hindi --was serialised on AIR Delhi, 2005.
5) हमारा दोस्त टोटो Hamara Dost Toto- Narrations on bird watching in Hindi –2004.
** वीज – आदित्य मेहेंदळे ८वी ते १२वी च्या मुलांसाठी मराठी -- 2005
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lalit sahitya
6) नित्य लीला Nityaleela - Translated /Own Short stories in Marathi –2000.
7) आनंदलोक Anandlok- Hindi -108 Poems translated from famous Marathi poet Kusumagraj --2003
8) मन ना जाने मनको Man Na Jane Man Ko - Translated /Own Short stories in Hindi --2007
9) एक था फेंगाड्या Ek Tha Fengadya - Hindi- Novel, Translation from Marathi - Gyanpeeth 2007
10) खिंडीच्या पलीकडे Khindichya palikade - Marathi- Novel, Translation from English -- 2008
11) एक शहर मेले त्याची गोष्ट Ek Shahar Mele Tyachi Goshta - Translated /Own Short stories in Marathi --2009.
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short-length books on social issues
12) देवदासी Devadasi - Hindi - Narration of Rehab. Prog. for Devdasis undertaken in 1985 at Sangli & Kolhapur – 1999
13) गुजारा भत्तेका कानून Gujara bhatte ka kanoon - Hindi - Provisions of sec 125 Cr.PC for maintenance grant to deserted women, children, old parents-- 2000.
14) शीतला माता Sheetala Mala- Hindi- 17th Century Indian system of small pox vaccination-- 2005
Social and Administratuve Issues – collection of essays
15) लोकशाही Lokshahi- Marathi-Translation from English- explains basic concepts of Democracy -- for NBT 2003.
16) जनता की राय Janata Ki Rai - Hindi - Essays on Administration and society --2005.
17) है कोई वकील लोकतंत्रका ! Hai koi Vakeel Loktantra ka ! - Hindi- Essays on Administration and society- 2009.
18) मेरी प्रांतसाहबी Meri Prant-Sahabi - Hindi - Essays on Administration and society --2009.
19) इथे विचाराना वाव आहे Ithe Vicharana Vaw aahe - Marathi - Essays on Administration and society-- 2008.
20) समाज मनाचे बिंब Samaj Manache Bimb- Marathi - Essays on Administration and society -- 2010.
21) प्रशासनाकडे वळून बघताना Prashasanakade Valun Baghtana --- Marathi - Essays on Administration and society-- 2011.
22) सुप्रशासनाचे पहिले पाऊल - Suprashasanache Pahile Paul --- Marathi - Essays on Administration and society-- 2015.
edited for PCRA --
23) Biodiesel - edited for PCRA – on alternative fuel 2005
24) युगंधरा Yugandhara - edited for PCRA - Women views on travelling & empowerment -- 2004
25) बूंद बूंद की बात Boond Boond Ki Baat - edited for PCRA - on conservation -- 2004
Science and Technology
*) बिजली-- आदित्य मेहेंदळे ८वींसे १२वीं कक्षाके लिये सरल व्याख्या -- हिंदी -- 2003
*) बल, कार्य,, ऊर्जा. शक्ति-- आदित्य मेहेंदळे ८वींसे १२वीं कक्षाके लिये सरल व्याख्या -- हिंदी -- 2003
26) संगणकाची जादुई दुनिया Sanganakachi Jadui Duniya – Marathi –Computers simplified – 2010
27) कंप्यूटरकी जादुई दुनिया Computer ki Jadui Duniya – Hindi –Computers simplified – 2017
28) बलरामजीकी सरस्वती यात्रा -- Compiled from Mahabharat Hindi (for Haryana Saraswati Heritage Board) -2018
29) भास्वती सरस्वती -- History, heritage and future of River Saraswati – Hindi -2018
30) भो ढब्बूजी - संस्कृत व हिंदी
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FILMS, TV Serials, AIR Serials Conceptualised, Prepared or Authored
PCRA 2002-2006- Introduced a weekly T.V. Serial खेल खेल में बदलो दुनिया and a weekly Radio Serial बंद बूंदकी बात
Both for mass awareness on energy conservation, for more than 3 years.
NIN - 1993 Naturopathy -5 Jingles on Water, Mud, Sun, Fasting-therapy and Eye Care and 2 short films
WMDC 1988- A short film on Devadasi project
At Panaji 2013-2014 - A TV serial --संस्कृत तुमची आमची Collaborative work of Kaushalam Trust, Sanskrit Bharari and DD Panaji
At Panaji 2013-2014 -पठामि संस्कृतम् Serial for Radio Madhuban ( A Brahm Kumari Channel)
On You-tube (by name sanskrittv) --(i) Recitation of 18 chapters of BhagavadGeeta (ii) A seriealised 10 Shloka Vivechan -PRAKASH_KAN, (iii) 45 poems translated from Kusumagraj in Hindi, (iv) 2 BalNatika and many more
10. EXPERTISE :
(a) Environment and Energy Conservation
(b) Education and Skill building
(c) Women issues
(d) Reforms in Administration and System building
(e) Rural Development including micro credit
(f) Indian Philosophy
(g) Ayurved.
HOBBIES :
Environment, Ecology, Music, Philosophy. Writing, popularising Science in Indian Languages, Simplification and Computerisation of office procedures, Indian System of medicines, Traveling.
11. SPECIAL WORK :
I) In PCRA As in-charge, I introduced a weekly T. V. Serial and a weekly Radio Serial on energy conservation for mass awareness. Revamped Energy Audits and created a data base thereof. Expanded the scope of Conservation Research many-folds. Initiated policies and programs for the ministry on Bio Diesel. Was a member of EC and GB of BEE and advisor on their scheme of Energy efficiency examinations.
II) In NCW, studies in detail the pattern of crime against women in Maharashtra & Bihar, Ran a weekly column in Hindi News Paper for legal advice on question of women. Initiated many legal Amendments for justice to women and reprsented NCW in the UN meeting on CEDAW.
III) As Collector, Sangli & MD, WMDC, I have successfully implemented a project for economic rehabilitation of Deodasis (nearly 150 Deodasis were given vocational training, Production centre and their own co-operative Society which is still running under the guidance of WMDC from Sangli and Kolhapur districts)
IV) As Commissioner, Nashik and Settlement Commissioner, I have introduced complete office Computerisation, office systematisation and simplification of office procedure.
V) As Settlement Commissioner, I introduced computerisation of land records and maps.
VI) As first Director, NIN, I established a nation - wide network of naturopaths and prepared many policy papers on naturopathy for the Deptt. Of Health.
12. FACULTY :
I am visiting faculty of YASHADA, IIPA and other Training Organisation.
I give talks on AIR and TV.
13. LITERARY WORK : (Apart from books)
I write on current topics, administration, education, popular science, children literature. I have nearly 500 articles and 24 books to my credit.
Apart from that following writing is not yet in the form of book --
i) A series of 13 lectures on Atomic Physics on AIR.
ii) My dessertation titled “The Integrated Rural Development Programme for Women in Developing Countries : What more can be done? (A case study from India)" was included as a chapter in the book –“Women Development and Survival in the third World" edited by Haleh Afshar - Longman Publication U.K. (1989).
iii) Status Paper on –“The Laws relating to land alienation to Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra” prepared for Government of India.
iv) Mainstream -- A series of articles on crime against women -8 articles. – English
v) Weekly Column for legal councelling on women issues - News paper serial Rashtriya Sahara -Hindi
vi) Series of articles on natropulty- 19 articles - Marathi.
viii) A series of Environment related 10 bal--lekh for Lokmat and many short articles in "Learn More"
ix) Log essays --
a) Towards Liberalisation : Issues and Challenges before Administration : IIPA 1996 –
b) New Strategies in Education, 1986.
c) Relooking at a Historical Irrigation Model of Dhule District- 1992
d) Has IAS become redundant - 1996.
e) Prize winning essays at IIPA (1991 & 1993) on Issues in Reservation Policy and Revamping Indian Administration.
14. EDITING:
i) Edited Sanrakshan Chetna- A monthly on energy conservation for 3 years for PCRA.
ii) Edited a monthly newsletter called Nisargopachar Varta for NIN from Jan. 1992 to April, 1994.
iii) A monthly folder called GhadiPatra for improving the internal efficiency and public interface in the office of Settlement Commissioner.
POSTINGS
(In reverse Order)
1.Additional Chief Secretary, GAD (General Administration Department) April 08 onwards
2.Principal Secretary GA & ADF Department, GoM 11/05 to 04/08
3. Joint Secretary to GoI and Executive Director, PCRA (Petroleum Conservation Research Association) 25.6.02 to 30.10.2005., MOPNG
In PCRA As incharge I introduced a weekly T. V. Serial and a weekly Radio Serial on energy conservation for mass awarness. Revamped Energy Audits and created a data base thereof. Expanded the scope of Conservation Research manyfolds. Initiated policies and programs for the ministry on Bio Diesel.
4. On study leave, for my private study on
Spatial analysis of Crime Against Women.
5. Joint Secretary, National Commission for Women, (Government of India). 8/98 to 6/01.
The National Commission for Women Act of 1990 is meant for stopping violence and discrimination against women, carrying out necessary legal amendments for this purpose, carrying out studies, giving policy guidelines for economic, social and political empowerment of women, speedy redress to various types of grievances of women and a proper treatment to Jail inmates. As Joint Secretary I helped the Commission and the Member Secretary in carrying out this mandate as also in routine administration. In addition, I undertook tours throughout the country and looked after the complaints, investigation and legal cell. I attended the UN meeting on CEDAW implementation.
6. Managing Director, Maharashtra State Farming Corporation, Pune 9/97 to 7/98
The Maharashtra State Farming Corporation holds 70,000 acres of land half of which is under sugercane. The MSFC is thus, the biggest sugarcane grower in the whole Asia. This is a commercial division and as Managing Director I looked after entire administration, production, future plans etc.
7. Settlement Commissioner, Maharashtra, 12/95 to 9/97.As settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records I supervised the complete functioning of land records, land measurement, mapping, computerisation of land records, survey and settlement work of various types especially on the land acquisition and rehabilitation of project affected persons. I was also incharge of training the entire staff of settlement department and revenue departments for computerisation of land records in all districts of Maharashtra including Mega cities and other municipal corporations.
8. Divisional Commissioner, Nashik 6/94 to 11/95 AND Vice-Chancellor of Open University, Nashik, 1/95 to 5/95
As Divisional Commissioner I was supervising the work of four collectors, CEOs and regional officers of all the departments of government in the division including such as DIG, Chief Engineers (PWD) and irrigation, Director, Health services, etc. I was also Vice Chancellor of four district planning and development councils. I also worked as Vice Chancellor of Nashik Open University for five months looking after the entire University administration, curricular development, future projects etc.
9. Director, National Institute of Naturopathy, GoI, Ministry of Health 12/90 to 4/94
Worked as Director of National Institute of Naturopathy, Government of India, Pune. I established a nation wide network of naturopaths and prepared many policy papers for the Deptt. on different issues in naturopathy.
10. Addl. Director and Director YASHADA (State Institute of Rural Development and Administrative Training Institute), Govt. of Maharashtra 10/89 to 11/90.
Incharge of entire training for rural development for government officers and NGOs and elected members of Panchayati Raj system. Also looked after the administrative works of the institute first as Additional Director and later as Director.
11. M.Sc. Student Under Colombo Plan 9/88 to 9/89 at Bradford U.K.
Training in U.K. for the degree of M.Sc. in Project Planning and National Development Plan
12. Managing Director, WMDC, (Western Maharashtra Development Corporation 6/85 to 9/88
Incharge of planning and designing industrial policy, working for promotion for large, medium, small and tiny industries, implementation of EPP, PSI and sharing capital participation schemes for promotionof industries in 9 districts. Also ex-officio Member of the Regional Industrial Credit Policy of NABARD and other banks. Also incharge of entrepreneurship development activities. As Managing Director I was also looking after the commercial production of four prestigious owned ventures namely:
i) Maharashtra Scooters - Producing Priya Scooters
ii) Abhijit Samaya Darshika - assembling HMT watches
iii)Chitali Distillery - then the largest distillery in Maharashtra producing industrial alcohol
iv) Devdasi rehabilitation project- for economic rehabilitation of 150 devadasis.
13. Collector, Sangli, 1/84 to 6/85.
Entire revenue, magistrial and municipal administration of the Sangli distgrict. Also acted as Court under various Acts. Ex-officio Member-Secretary of the district planning and development council and hence, responsible for overall planning for the district and coordination among various district level implementing agencies. Also ex-officio Joint Director, Industries, responsible for promoting Industrial Development. Also ex-officio Chairman of the District Rural Credit Policy for the banks and for monitoring, the loan under IRDP. Also incharge of entire planning and implementation of employment guarantee scheme under which during lean seasons work force of nearly 80,000 unskilled labours had to be supplied with work.
14. Chief Executive Officer, Sangli , 5/82 to 1/84 and
Chief Executive Officer, Aurgangabad , 4/81 to 3/82
In charge of all developmental activities to be implemented through the decentralised pattern of village, taluka and district level elected bodies. The functional areas were agriculture, animal husbandry, education, health, family planning, social welfare, IRDP, DPEP, Minor irrigation and Water Management and Road and Building works in the district. Chairing banker�s coordination on Rural credit.
15. Addl. Collector, Urban Land Ceiling , 7/79 to 2/81,
Implementation of Urban Land ceiling Act, declaration and delienation of surplus land and planning urban facilities on the surplus land.
16. Deputy Secretary, Education, Government of Maharashtra, 10.78 to 7.79
I was incharge of two new schemes which had started just then namely
i) Adult Education,
ii) Non-formal education.
17. Assistant Collector, Pune 8/76 to 8/78
To look after entire revenue and magisterial work in the sub division and also work as court under various Acts.
18. Probationary IAS officer, 7/74 to 7/76
Getting training in various aspects of Administration at Mussorie and at District level (Pune), Maharashtra.
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ANNEXURE (quick view at postings)
PRESENT POSTING : Member Administration CAT Banglore
previous (In reverse Order)
1.Additional Chief Secretary, GAD (General Administration Department) April 08 onwards
2.Principal Secretary GA & ADF Department, GoM 11/05 to 04/08
3. Jt. Secretary GOI, and ED PCRA (Petroleum Conservation Research Association ). 25.6.02 to 30th October, 2005. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
4. On study leave, for my private study on
Spatial analysis of Crime Against Women.
5. Joint Secretary, National Commission for Women, New Delhi, G.O. I. 7/98 to 6/01
6. Managing Director, Maharashtra State Farming Corporation, Pune 9/97 to 7/98
7. Settlement Commissioner, Maharashtra, 12/95 to 9/97
8. Divisional Commissioner, Nashik 6/94 to 11/95 AND in change Vice-Chancellor of Open University, Nashik, 1/95 to 5/95
9. Director, National Institute of Naturopathy, Govt. of India, Ministry of Health 12/90 to 4/94
10. Addl. Director and Director YASHADA (SIRD and Administrative Training Institute), Govt. of Maharashtra 10/89 to 11/90
11. M.Sc. Student Under Colombo Plan 9/88 to 9/89 at Bradford U.K.
12. Managing Director, WMDC, (Western Maharashtra Development Corporation) 6/85 to 9/88
13. Collector, Sangli, 1/84 to 6/85
14. Chief Executive Officer, Sangli , 5/82 to 1/84
15. Chief Executive Officer, Aurgangabad , 4/81 to 3/82
16. Addl. Collector, Urban Land Ceiling , 7/79 to 2/81
17. Deputy Secretary, Education, Government of Maharashtra, 10.78 to 7.79
18. Assistant Collector, Pune 8.76 to 8.78
19. Probationary IAS officer, 7/74 to 7/76
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यू-ट्यूबपर मेरे बनाये वीडीयो -- ३००से अधिक
PCRA 2002-2006- Introduced a weekly T.V. Serial खेल खेल में बदलो दुनिया and a weekly Radio Serial बंद बूंदकी बात
Both for mass awareness on energy conservation, for more than 3 years.
NIN - 1993 Naturopathy -5 Jingles on Water, Mud, Sun, Fasting-therapy and Eye Care and 2 short films
WMDC 1988- A short film on Devadasi project
At Panaji 2013-2014 - A TV serial --संस्कृत तुमची आमची Collaborative work of Kaushalam Trust, Sanskrit Bharari and DD Panaji
At Panaji 2013-2014 -पठामि संस्कृतम् Serial for Radio Madhuban ( A Brahm Kumari Channel)
On You-tube (by name sanskrittv) --(i) Recitation of 18 chapters of BhagavadGeeta (ii) A seriealised 10 Shloka Vivechan -PRAKASH_KAN, (iii) 45 poems translated from Kusumagraj in Hindi, (iv) 2 BalNatika and many more
10. EXPERTISE :
(a) Environment and Energy Conservation
(b) Education and Skill building
(c) Women issues
(d) Reforms in Administration and System building
(e) Rural Development including micro credit
(f) Indian Philosophy
(g) Ayurved.
HOBBIES :
Environment, Ecology, Music, Philosophy. Writing, popularising Science in Indian Languages, Simplification and Computerisation of office procedures, Indian System of medicines, Traveling.
11. SPECIAL WORK :
I) In PCRA As in-charge, I introduced a weekly T. V. Serial and a weekly Radio Serial on energy conservation for mass awareness. Revamped Energy Audits and created a data base thereof. Expanded the scope of Conservation Research many-folds. Initiated policies and programs for the ministry on Bio Diesel. Was a member of EC and GB of BEE and advisor on their scheme of Energy efficiency examinations.
II) In NCW, studies in detail the pattern of crime against women in Maharashtra & Bihar, Ran a weekly column in Hindi News Paper for legal advice on question of women. Initiated many legal Amendments for justice to women and reprsented NCW in the UN meeting on CEDAW.
III) As Collector, Sangli & MD, WMDC, I have successfully implemented a project for economic rehabilitation of Deodasis (nearly 150 Deodasis were given vocational training, Production centre and their own co-operative Society which is still running under the guidance of WMDC from Sangli and Kolhapur districts)
IV) As Commissioner, Nashik and Settlement Commissioner, I have introduced complete office Computerisation, office systematisation and simplification of office procedure.
V) As Settlement Commissioner, I introduced computerisation of land records and maps.
VI) As first Director, NIN, I established a nation - wide network of naturopaths and prepared many policy papers on naturopathy for the Deptt. Of Health.
12. FACULTY :
I am visiting faculty of YASHADA, IIPA and other Training Organisation.
I give talks on AIR and TV.
13. LITERARY WORK : (Apart from books)
I write on current topics, administration, education, popular science, children literature. I have nearly 500 articles and 24 books to my credit.
Apart from that following writing is not yet in the form of book --
i) A series of 13 lectures on Atomic Physics on AIR.
ii) My dessertation titled “The Integrated Rural Development Programme for Women in Developing Countries : What more can be done? (A case study from India)" was included as a chapter in the book –“Women Development and Survival in the third World" edited by Haleh Afshar - Longman Publication U.K. (1989).
iii) Status Paper on –“The Laws relating to land alienation to Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra” prepared for Government of India.
iv) Mainstream -- A series of articles on crime against women -8 articles. – English
v) Weekly Column for legal councelling on women issues - News paper serial Rashtriya Sahara -Hindi
vi) Series of articles on natropulty- 19 articles - Marathi.
viii) A series of Environment related 10 bal--lekh for Lokmat and many short articles in "Learn More"
ix) Log essays --
a) Towards Liberalisation : Issues and Challenges before Administration : IIPA 1996 –
b) New Strategies in Education, 1986.
c) Relooking at a Historical Irrigation Model of Dhule District- 1992
d) Has IAS become redundant - 1996.
e) Prize winning essays at IIPA (1991 & 1993) on Issues in Reservation Policy and Revamping Indian Administration.
14. EDITING:
i) Edited Sanrakshan Chetna- A monthly on energy conservation for 3 years for PCRA.
ii) Edited a monthly newsletter called Nisargopachar Varta for NIN from Jan. 1992 to April, 1994.
iii) A monthly folder called GhadiPatra for improving the internal efficiency and public interface in the office of Settlement Commissioner.
POSTINGS
(In reverse Order)
1.Additional Chief Secretary, GAD (General Administration Department) April 08 onwards
2.Principal Secretary GA & ADF Department, GoM 11/05 to 04/08
3. Joint Secretary to GoI and Executive Director, PCRA (Petroleum Conservation Research Association) 25.6.02 to 30.10.2005., MOPNG
In PCRA As incharge I introduced a weekly T. V. Serial and a weekly Radio Serial on energy conservation for mass awarness. Revamped Energy Audits and created a data base thereof. Expanded the scope of Conservation Research manyfolds. Initiated policies and programs for the ministry on Bio Diesel.
4. On study leave, for my private study on
Spatial analysis of Crime Against Women.
5. Joint Secretary, National Commission for Women, (Government of India). 8/98 to 6/01.
The National Commission for Women Act of 1990 is meant for stopping violence and discrimination against women, carrying out necessary legal amendments for this purpose, carrying out studies, giving policy guidelines for economic, social and political empowerment of women, speedy redress to various types of grievances of women and a proper treatment to Jail inmates. As Joint Secretary I helped the Commission and the Member Secretary in carrying out this mandate as also in routine administration. In addition, I undertook tours throughout the country and looked after the complaints, investigation and legal cell. I attended the UN meeting on CEDAW implementation.
6. Managing Director, Maharashtra State Farming Corporation, Pune 9/97 to 7/98
The Maharashtra State Farming Corporation holds 70,000 acres of land half of which is under sugercane. The MSFC is thus, the biggest sugarcane grower in the whole Asia. This is a commercial division and as Managing Director I looked after entire administration, production, future plans etc.
7. Settlement Commissioner, Maharashtra, 12/95 to 9/97.As settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Records I supervised the complete functioning of land records, land measurement, mapping, computerisation of land records, survey and settlement work of various types especially on the land acquisition and rehabilitation of project affected persons. I was also incharge of training the entire staff of settlement department and revenue departments for computerisation of land records in all districts of Maharashtra including Mega cities and other municipal corporations.
8. Divisional Commissioner, Nashik 6/94 to 11/95 AND Vice-Chancellor of Open University, Nashik, 1/95 to 5/95
As Divisional Commissioner I was supervising the work of four collectors, CEOs and regional officers of all the departments of government in the division including such as DIG, Chief Engineers (PWD) and irrigation, Director, Health services, etc. I was also Vice Chancellor of four district planning and development councils. I also worked as Vice Chancellor of Nashik Open University for five months looking after the entire University administration, curricular development, future projects etc.
9. Director, National Institute of Naturopathy, GoI, Ministry of Health 12/90 to 4/94
Worked as Director of National Institute of Naturopathy, Government of India, Pune. I established a nation wide network of naturopaths and prepared many policy papers for the Deptt. on different issues in naturopathy.
10. Addl. Director and Director YASHADA (State Institute of Rural Development and Administrative Training Institute), Govt. of Maharashtra 10/89 to 11/90.
Incharge of entire training for rural development for government officers and NGOs and elected members of Panchayati Raj system. Also looked after the administrative works of the institute first as Additional Director and later as Director.
11. M.Sc. Student Under Colombo Plan 9/88 to 9/89 at Bradford U.K.
Training in U.K. for the degree of M.Sc. in Project Planning and National Development Plan
12. Managing Director, WMDC, (Western Maharashtra Development Corporation 6/85 to 9/88
Incharge of planning and designing industrial policy, working for promotion for large, medium, small and tiny industries, implementation of EPP, PSI and sharing capital participation schemes for promotionof industries in 9 districts. Also ex-officio Member of the Regional Industrial Credit Policy of NABARD and other banks. Also incharge of entrepreneurship development activities. As Managing Director I was also looking after the commercial production of four prestigious owned ventures namely:
i) Maharashtra Scooters - Producing Priya Scooters
ii) Abhijit Samaya Darshika - assembling HMT watches
iii)Chitali Distillery - then the largest distillery in Maharashtra producing industrial alcohol
iv) Devdasi rehabilitation project- for economic rehabilitation of 150 devadasis.
13. Collector, Sangli, 1/84 to 6/85.
Entire revenue, magistrial and municipal administration of the Sangli distgrict. Also acted as Court under various Acts. Ex-officio Member-Secretary of the district planning and development council and hence, responsible for overall planning for the district and coordination among various district level implementing agencies. Also ex-officio Joint Director, Industries, responsible for promoting Industrial Development. Also ex-officio Chairman of the District Rural Credit Policy for the banks and for monitoring, the loan under IRDP. Also incharge of entire planning and implementation of employment guarantee scheme under which during lean seasons work force of nearly 80,000 unskilled labours had to be supplied with work.
14. Chief Executive Officer, Sangli , 5/82 to 1/84 and
Chief Executive Officer, Aurgangabad , 4/81 to 3/82
In charge of all developmental activities to be implemented through the decentralised pattern of village, taluka and district level elected bodies. The functional areas were agriculture, animal husbandry, education, health, family planning, social welfare, IRDP, DPEP, Minor irrigation and Water Management and Road and Building works in the district. Chairing banker�s coordination on Rural credit.
15. Addl. Collector, Urban Land Ceiling , 7/79 to 2/81,
Implementation of Urban Land ceiling Act, declaration and delienation of surplus land and planning urban facilities on the surplus land.
16. Deputy Secretary, Education, Government of Maharashtra, 10.78 to 7.79
I was incharge of two new schemes which had started just then namely
i) Adult Education,
ii) Non-formal education.
17. Assistant Collector, Pune 8/76 to 8/78
To look after entire revenue and magisterial work in the sub division and also work as court under various Acts.
18. Probationary IAS officer, 7/74 to 7/76
Getting training in various aspects of Administration at Mussorie and at District level (Pune), Maharashtra.
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PRESENT POSTING : Member Administration CAT Banglore
previous (In reverse Order)
1.Additional Chief Secretary, GAD (General Administration Department) April 08 onwards
2.Principal Secretary GA & ADF Department, GoM 11/05 to 04/08
3. Jt. Secretary GOI, and ED PCRA (Petroleum Conservation Research Association ). 25.6.02 to 30th October, 2005. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
4. On study leave, for my private study on
Spatial analysis of Crime Against Women.
5. Joint Secretary, National Commission for Women, New Delhi, G.O. I. 7/98 to 6/01
6. Managing Director, Maharashtra State Farming Corporation, Pune 9/97 to 7/98
7. Settlement Commissioner, Maharashtra, 12/95 to 9/97
8. Divisional Commissioner, Nashik 6/94 to 11/95 AND in change Vice-Chancellor of Open University, Nashik, 1/95 to 5/95
9. Director, National Institute of Naturopathy, Govt. of India, Ministry of Health 12/90 to 4/94
10. Addl. Director and Director YASHADA (SIRD and Administrative Training Institute), Govt. of Maharashtra 10/89 to 11/90
11. M.Sc. Student Under Colombo Plan 9/88 to 9/89 at Bradford U.K.
12. Managing Director, WMDC, (Western Maharashtra Development Corporation) 6/85 to 9/88
13. Collector, Sangli, 1/84 to 6/85
14. Chief Executive Officer, Sangli , 5/82 to 1/84
15. Chief Executive Officer, Aurgangabad , 4/81 to 3/82
16. Addl. Collector, Urban Land Ceiling , 7/79 to 2/81
17. Deputy Secretary, Education, Government of Maharashtra, 10.78 to 7.79
18. Assistant Collector, Pune 8.76 to 8.78
19. Probationary IAS officer, 7/74 to 7/76
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यू-ट्यूबपर मेरे बनाये वीडीयो -- ३००से अधिक
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पठामि संस्कृतम्
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खेल खेल में बदलो दुनिया
संरक्षण योग
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बालगीत
पठामि संस्कृतम्
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