Hari Chandana Dasari
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| Born | Hari Chandana 1980 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Bureaucrat |
Hari Chandana Dasari(born 1980) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 2010 batch belonging to Telangana state cader.[1]She previusly appointed as zonal commissioner, Serilingampally, GHMC.[2] She is the current Director of Municipal Administration and State Nodal Officer, Prajavani.[3]
Early Life and Education
Hari Chandana graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Political Science and Public Administration from St. Ann's College, Hyderabad. She went on to earn a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Hyderabad as well as a MSc degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[4]
Civil Service Career
After qualifying for the prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 2010, Chandana was allotted the Telangana state cadre. Her posts over her civil service career include:
- 2012-2014: Sub-Divisional Magistrate
- 2014-2020: Zonal Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
- 2020-2022: District Collector and Magistrate of Narayanpet district[5]
- 2023-2023: Food Safety Commissioner of Telangana state; Director of AYUSH Telangana[6]
- 2023-present: Director of Municipal Administration and State Nodal Officer, Prajavani.
Innovations and Leadership
Hari Chandana is recognised for her innovative citizen-centric governance projects. Some of her flagship initiatives include:
- Creating a self-sustaining chain of 200 public restroom complexes in Hyderabad[9]
- Promoting recycled plastic waste for infrastructure building.[10]
- Setting up community refrigerators to reduce food wastage[11]
- Leading mega infrastructure projects in Hyderabad including bridges, flyovers and lake restoration
- Introducing mobile public toilets for women in urban slums
- Providing telemedicine services to connect rural patients with specialists[12]
- Digital empowerment programs to teach coding and tech skills in villages
- Enabling rural self-help group products to directly reach urban markets online
Awards and Recognition
Hari Chandana Dasari has been recognised through numerous awards, including:
- National Tourism Award (2017)
- The Better India's Top 10 IAS Officers (2018)[13]
- The Print Magazine's Top 4 IAS Officers of the Year (2019)
- Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration shortlist (2020)[14]
- FICCI FLO Women Empowerment Award (2021)[15]
- British Council Social Impact Alumni Award (2021)[16]
- Best District Magistrate Award (2023)[17]
References
- ↑ "In service AIS officers". Civil List. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "IAS officer creates wealth out of waste to empower women". Times Of India. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION". emunicipal telangana. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Success Story Of IAS Hari Chandana Dasari: She Left High Paying Job In London To Follow Footsteps Of Her Father And Cracked UPSC In Second Attempt". zee news. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "New collector for Narayanpet dist". times of india. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Telangana: D Harichandana appointed as Commissioner of Food Safety". telangana today. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Pet lovers rejoice. India's first dog park opens in Hyderabad". hindustantimes. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "A peek inside the first 'Dog Park' of India in Hyderabad". times of india. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Narayanpet district gets 15 public toilets". times of india. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Green Governance: Meet the IAS Officer Powering a Recycling Revolution in Hyderabad!". thebetterindia. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Food For All". medium. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Telangana Flags off Rural Tele Medicine". jimshospital. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "IAS, IPS, IRS: Meet The 10 Officers Whose Initiatives Made 2018 Better". the better india. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Efficient Hari Chandana is the model bureaucrat". New Indian Express. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Hyderabad: FLO Influential Women Awards presented". the hansindia. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "Engaging women in mask-making paid off for Telangana IAS officer Hari Chandana Dasari". newindianexpress. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ↑ "excellenceingovernanceawards". indianexpress. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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