DC Patiala-first time in Patiala AAP govt did what the Congress; SAD fails to do since 1956
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
The Indian State of Punjab was created in 1947, when the partition of India split the former Raj province of Punjab between India and Pakistan.
In 1950, two separate states were created; Punjab included the former Raj province of Punjab, while the princely states of Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Kapurthala, Malerkotla, Faridkot and Kalsia were combined into a new state, the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). Himachal Pradesh was created as a union territory from several princely states and Kangra District. In 1956, PEPSU was merged into Punjab state, and several northern districts of Punjab in the Himalayas were added to Himachal Pradesh.
Since the creation of Patiala as a district in 1956, as per available information, not a single woman has been made deputy commissioner of Patiala.
With the posting of Sakshi Sawhney IAS as the deputy commissioner of Patiala, she got the honour to become the first woman officer to head this district, which she is going to join today evening.
Even a woman parliamentarian represented Patiala in the Lok sabha, but the royal city has never got the privilege to get a lady deputy commissioner.
Capt Amarinder Singh, who as a chief minister made reservation of women in jobs, local bodies’ elections fails to post a woman officer as a deputy commissioner in his home town Patiala.
DC Patiala
Sakshi Sawhney, IAS (2014) last posting was Additional Secretary, Coordination, and in addition Staff Officer to Chief Secretary, Punjab since June 2020, before becoming the first deputy commissioner of Patiala.
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.
April 4,2022
