Amritsar gets its first woman DC after 1849; till date 177 males remained DC of Amritsar

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Amritsar gets its first woman DC after 1849; till date 177 males remained DC of Amritsar

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ September 12,2024

In an administrative reshuffle, today Punjab government has issued a transfer orders on 39 IAS-PCS officers. In this reshuffle, DC Amritsar Ghanshyam Thori has been transferred to health department at Chandigarh and in his place Sakshi Swahney appointed as the new deputy commissioner of Amritsar.

With the posting of Sakshi Swahney IAS as the deputy commissioner of Amritsar, she got the honour to become the first woman officer to head this district since 1849, when the first deputy commissioner L. Saunders was appointed by the British government on April 20,1849.

Sakshi Swahney, is an IAS officer of the 2014 batch. She is presently posted as deputy commissioner Ludhiana.

Amritsar gets its first woman DC after 1849; till date 177 males remained DC of Amritsar
Sakshi Sawhney , IAS
DC

Sakshi Sawhney, IAS (2014) earlier remained posted as Additional Secretary, Coordination, and in addition Staff Officer to Chief Secretary, Punjab since June 2020, before becoming the first deputy commissioner of Patiala in April 2022.

Sakshi Sawhney secured All India Rank 6 in Civil Services Examination and has shown true fighting spirit for achieving her goal. Opting to join IAS over the IFS, Sakshi had said that the Administrative Service offers a more diverse range of opportunities that are field-based.

Sakshi belongs to a family with a service background. She is a daughter of an Indian Revenue Services official and her mother is the Principal of a school that caters to the underprivileged children i.e. work as a NGO named ‘Deepalya’. And her sister is a Banker.

Sakshi Sawhney got graduated in BA LLB in 2012 from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad and was amongst the toppers of her batch with 8 gold medals.

In her civil services, she opted Sakshi opted for Law as her optional paper. Because while studying law she realized that she wanted to use her education for a purpose greater than her own self. That is why she first entertained the idea of joining the Civil Services.

Amritsar gets its first woman DC after 1849; till date 177 males remained DC of Amritsar. List Of Deputy Commissioners of Amritsar.

List Of Deputy Commissioners
Sr.NoNameFromTo
1L. Saunders20-4-184931-12-1852
2J. Dennison01-01-185331-07-1853
3T.H. Copper01-08-185324-04-1860
4A.J. Farrington25-04-186031-05-1866
5G. Lewin01-06-186613-06-1867
6T.W. Smyth14-06-186724-07-1867
7G. Lewin25-07-186714-08-1867
8D.G. Barkley15-08-186703-10-1867
9G. Lewin24-10-186708-12-1867
10Major H.B. Urmston09-12-186731-07-1868
11L. Griffin01-08-186813-01-1869
12D. Fitzpatrick14-01-186914-03-1869
13W. Coldstream15-03-186915-03-1869
14F.M. Birch16-03-186931-07-1869
15J.W. Gardiner01-08-186901-09-1870
16F.M. Birch02-09-187031-07-1871
17C.H. Hall01-8-187116-01-1872
18C.H. Marshall17-01-187212-04-1872
19C.H. Hall13-04-187227-05-1872
20J.A. Montgomery28-05-187229-05-1872
21J.W. Smyth30-05-187210-09-1872
22C.H. Hall11-09-187202-03-1873
23W. Coldstream30-03-187321-10-1873
24C.H. Hall22-10-187316-04-1874
25T.W. Smyth17-04-187430-08-1874
26C. Mcheile31-08-187430-09-1874
27T.W. Smyth01-10-187401-11-1874
28C.H. Hall02-11-187407-6-1876
29C.R. Hawkins08-06-187620-10-1876
30C.H. Hall21-10-187613-03-1877
31J.D. Tremlett14-03-187717-07-1877
32W.P. Woodward18-07-187719-07-1877
33J.W. Gardner20-07-187702-01-1878
34W. Young03-01-187831-01-1878
35J.W. Gardiner01-02-187801-09-1878
36C.R. Hawkins02-09-187814-11-1878
37J.D. Tremlett15-11-187802-02-1879
38C.R. Hawkings03-02-187901-08-1881
39R. Clarke02-08-188103-01-1882
40J.W. Gardiner04-01-188201-03-1882
41G.R. Hawkins02-03-188221-03-1883
42G. Knox22-03-188309-06-1884
43C.F. Massy10-06-188401-10-1884
44C.R. Hawkins02-10-188411-11-1884
45R. Udny12-11-188413-01-1885
46R.M. Lang14-01-188504-09-1886
47J. Ronnie05-09-188604-10-1886
48R.M. Lang05-10-188602-09-1888
49J.A. Grant03-09-188817-10-1888
50R.M. Lang18-10-188815-09-1889
51J.A. Grant16-09-188918-10-1890
52R.M. Lang19-10- 188902-09-1890
53F.P. Joung01-04-189114-10-1892
54C.F. Massy15-10-189206-03-1893
55J.A. Grant07-03-189307-03-1893
56A. Harrison08-03-189302-04-1893
57R.M. Lang0304-189325-03-1895
58E.R. Abbott, Esqurie27-03-189505-04-1895
59A. Kensington, Esouire05-04-189504-03-1896
60Captain C.M. Dallas04-04-189609-12-1896
61Captain Burlton09-10 189626-12-1896
62Captain C.M. Dallas26-12-189616-07-1897
63Captain H.Fox Strangways16-07-189717-07-1897
64A.E. Martineau, Esquire17-07-189720-11-1897
65Captain C.M. Dallas20-11-189731-03-1898
66W. Chevis, Esquire31-03- 189825-08-1898
67M.L. Waring, Esquire25-08- 189825-10-1898
68W. Chevis, Esquire25-10-189830-07-1899
69A. Calvert, Esquire30-07- 189903-08-1899
70L. French, Esquire03-08-189923-09-1899
71W. Chevis, Esquire23-09- 189905-11-1899
72A.M. Stow, Esquire05-11-189914-07-1900
73A. Langley , Esquire14-04-190014-05-1990
74A.M. Stow, Esquire14-05-190013-06-1900
75W.Le. Malan, Esquire13-06-190014-11-1900
76J.F. Connqlly, Esquire14-11-190020-04-1902
77E.D. Maclagan, Esquire20-04-190206-08-1902
78B.H. Bird, Esquire06-08-190218-10-1902
79E.D. Maclagan, Esquire18-10-190229-06-1903
80H.A. Sama, Esquire30-06-190315-10-1903
81E.D. Maclagan, Esquire16-10-190320-04-1904
82H.A. Sama, Esquire21-04-190418-12- 1904
83O.M. King, Esquire20-12-190421-07-1905
84H.S. Williamson, Esquire22-07-190501-09-1905
85O.M. King, Esquire02-09-190528-03-1906
86H.A. Casson, Esquire29-03-190627-03-1907
87B.H. Bird, Esquire28-03-190718-04-1907
88Miles Irvingh, Esquire19-04-190703-03-1908
89H.A. Casson, Esquire03-03-190813-04-1909
90O.F. Lumsden, Esquire14-04-190927-07-1911
91R.B. Whitehead, Esquire28-07-191122-10-1911
92O.F. Lumsden, Esquire23-10-191112-10-1911
93Lt.Col. C.D. Egerton, I.A.13-10-191118-02-1912
94P.L. Barker, Esquire19-02-191226-04-1912
95H.D. Cralk, Esquire27-04-191218-05-1912
96J. Addison, Esquire19-05-191203-10-1912
97Lt. Col. C.R. Egerton04-10-19121913
98C.M. King19131916
99Miles Irving24-02-191905-08-1919
100Henry Duffield Craik02-02-192126-05-1921
101J..M. Dunnett27-05-192114-11-1923
102F.H. Puckle15-11-192320-04-1928
103R.H. Crump17-04-19281929
104W.G. Bradford192914-06-1930
105R.H. Crump14-06-193001-12-1930
106A.V. Askinth01-12-193001-09-1931
107G.M. Jenkins01-09-193104-11-1931
108J.D. Penny04-11-193102-01-1932
109A. Macfar Quhar28-02-193318-07-1934
110Rai Sahib Izzet Rai18-07-193431-08-1934
111A. Macfar Quhar31-01-193401-07-1936
112I.E. Jones01-07-193602-09-1936
113A.A. Macdonald02-09-193628-11-1938
114I.E. Jones28-11-19382-10-1939
115A.A. Macdonald02-10-193922-08-1941
116Sh. Sundar Das22-08-194125-09-1941
117E.D. Moon25-09-194109-07-1943
118Sh. Rosham Lal09-07-194316-07-1943
119L.D. Addisin16-07-194322-04-1946
120J.D. Frazer22-04-194622-05-1947
121Mr. G.M. Brander.I.G.S.24-05-194722-08-1947
122Sh. Nukul Sen.I.C.S.23-08-194706-10-1947
123Sh. Devinder Singh P.C.S.07-10-194710-10-1947
124Sh. B.S. Narinder Singh I.A.S.11-10-194711-07-1952
125Sh. N.N. Kashyap I.C.S.12-07-195214-10-1953
126Sh. R.N. Chopra I.C.S.15-10-195322-09-1954
127Sh. S.K. Shhibber I.A.S.23-09-195427-05-1956
128Sh. H.B. Lal I.A.S.28-05-195602-12-1957
129Sh. A.N. Kashyap I.A.S.03-12-195708-06-1958
130Sh. Balwant Singh I.A.S.09-06-195831-05-1960
131Sh. H.S. Ach Reja I.A.S.01-06-196008-05-1961
132Sh. Sunder Singh P.C.S.09-05-196118-11-1962
133Sh. P.N. Bhalla I.A.S.19-11-196216-05-1964
134Sh. Lall Singh Aujla P.S.S.17-5-196430-6-1964
135Sh. Iqbal Singh I.A.S.01-07-196408-07-1965
136Sh. S.S. Bedi I.A.S.09-07-196515-12-1966
137Sh. Kulwant Singh I.A.S.16-12-196609-05-1969
138Sh. K.S.Bains I.A.S.10-05-196926-08-1971
139Sh. Sukhbir Singh I.A.S.27-08-197115-10-1975
140Sh. J.D.Khanna I.A.S.16-10-197521-04-1977
141Sh. K.S. Janjua I.A.S.22-04-197716-04-1978
142Sh. Jai Singh Gill I.A.S.16-04-197824-04-1980
143Sh. Bikramjit Singh I.A.S.25-04-198027-08-1980
144Sh. S.M.S. Chahal I.A.S.28-08-198027-08-1981
145Sh. Sardar Singh I.A.S.27-08-198115-07-1983
146Sh. Gurdev Singh I.A.S.16-07-198303-06-1984
147Sh. Ramesh Inder Singh Mandher I.A.S.04-06-198406-07-1987
148Sh. Sarabjit Singh I.A.S.07-07-198710-05-1992
149Sh. Karanbir Singh Sidhu I.A.S.11-05-199211-08-1996
150Sh. A.S. Chhatwal I.A.S.12-08-199629-08-1996
151Sh. Amarjit Singh I.A.S.30-08-199613-07-1998
152Sh. Narinderjit Singh I.A.S.13-07-199810-01-2002
153Sh. Swinder Singh Puri I.A.S.10-01-200207-11-2002
154Sh. Iqbal Singh Sidhu I.A.S.07-11-200220-05-2003
155Sh. Raminder Singh I.A.S.20-05-200323-12-2004
156Sh. Kirandeep Singh Bhullar I.A.S23-12-200419-03-2007
157Sh. Kahan Singh Pannu I.A.S19-03-200718-05-2008
158Sh. Tejveer Singh I.A.S18-05-200829-05-2008
159Sh. Kahan Singh Pannu I.A.S02-06-200810-09-2008
160Sh. Khushi Ram I.A.S13-09-200801-10-2008
161Sh. Kahan Singh Pannu I.A.S02-10-200810-02-2009
162Sh. Bhagwant Singh, I.A.S10-2-200925-05-2009
163Sh. Kahan Singh Pannu I.A.S25-05-200916-06-2011
164Sh. Rajat Agarwal I.A.S16-06-201102-07-2012
165Sh. Priyank Bharti I.A.S02-07-201227-08-2012
166Sh. Rajat Agarwal I.A.S27-08-201214-09-2013
167Sh. Ravi Bhagat I.A.S19-09-201331-05-2015
168Sh. Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal I.A.S01-06-201517-07-2015
169Sh. Ravi Bhagat I.A.S20-07-201501-02-2016
170Sh. Varun Roojam I.A.S02-02-201609-11-2016
171Sh. Basant Garg I.A.S14-11-201617-03-2017
172Sh. Kamaldeep Singh Sangha I.A.S17-03-201718-02-2019
173Sh. Shivdular Singh Dhillon I.A.S18-02-201931-07-2020
174Sh. Gurpreet Singh Khaira, IAS31-07-202005-04-2022
175Sh. Harpreet Singh Sudan, IAS05-04-202224-05-2023
176Sh. Amit Talwar, IAS24-05-202316-10-2023
177Sh. Ghanshyam Thori, IAS17-10-202312/13 Sept. 2024

 

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