For outstanding contribution towards women’s empowerment and developing measures to improve public administration efficiency
Dr Shalini
Rajneesh is a women’s topper and youngest member of the 1989 batch of
the IAS. As Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel and
Administrative Reforms, Government of Karnataka, she was instrumental in
implementing Karnataka’s Guarantee of Services to the Citizens Act,
2011, popularly known as SAKALA. The Act ensures time-bound delivery to
citizens of 478 services covering 47 departments. In just two years,
since April 2012, 60 million citizens successfully availed of time-bound
services that earned SAKALA the Prime Minister’s Award, Google
Innovation Award, National e-Governance Award for Outstanding
Performance in Citizen Centric Service Delivery, QCI-DL Shah Quality
National Award and CAPAM Award.
During
her stint as Deputy Commissioner, Belgaum district, the first historic
legislative session was held outside the state capital. Her contribution
through a book on inclusive growth for upliftment of the backward
regions of Karnataka bore fruit in the form of an amendment to the
Constitution vide Article 371 J, giving special status to the
Hyderabad-Karnataka region. As Secretary, Panchayati Raj, she saw
Karnataka win the 2nd Best Panchayati Raj National Award. She also
served as Secretary, Women and Child Development, and her contributions
earned nationwide appreciation and recognition. In 2013, Karnataka State
Women’s university made her a ‘Doctor of Literature’.
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