BIODATA
1.����� NAME ������������������ ���:����� Smt.
Leena Mehendale, IAS (1974
-
2.����� DATE OF BIRTH ����:
���� 31st January 1950.
3.����� PLACE OF BIRTH ��: ��� Dharangaon, Dist : Jalgaon,
4.����� EDUCATION ������� ���:
v M.Sc.
Physics -
v M.Sc.
Project Planning , Brad ford University
v LLB-I -
v Lecturer in Physics 1972-73,
5. ���� PRESENT �POSTING�� :
v Principle
Secretary, GAD (General Administration Department) June 07 onwards,
promotion on 2.3.2009.
6. ���� OCCUPATION ���� :
I joined
Indian Administrative Service in July, 1974,
7. ���� JOB EXPERIENCE������ :
a)
Revenue Administration�
b)
Magestrial and Judicial work
c)
Rural Development Administration
d)
Training and HR
e)
Women�s issues
f)
Reforms in Administration
g)
Ayurved.
8.������ LITERARY �WORK������� :
I have 20
books and nearly 400 articles to my credit. They cover administration,
education, current affairs, popular science and children literature.� (List attached).
9.��� WORK WITH TV AND RADIO :
i)������� For energy
conservation program of PCRA I conceptualized and produced weekly TV serial of
200 episodes and weekly radio serial of 250 episodes.
ii)������ 26 episodes from the TV serial were
reproduced and telecast in Assamies and Tamil.
iii)����� The radio serial was translated in 7
languages and broadcast from 60 radio station all over the country.
iv)����� Another TV serial of 78 episode
on the issues of work efficiency and vocational training.
v)������ Other short
films and jingles on Naturopathy and Devdasi program
etc.
10.��� FACULTY�� :
I am
visiting faculty of YASHADA, IIPA and other Training Organisation.
I give
talks on AIR and TV.
11.��� SPECIAL WORK� :� Devdasi Economic Rehabilitation
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)
12. �� 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
13.��� POSTINGS� :
Current� :��� Additional Chief Secretary GAD, (Social Development Coordination) GoM 06/07 onwards
Previous (In
reverse Order)
1.�� Principal Secretary,�
Animal husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries GoM
07/06 to 05/07
2. Principal Secretary
& Special Inquiry Officer (I), General Administration Department, GoM
11/05 to 6/06
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
The National Commission for Women�s 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
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
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
10. �Addl. Director and Director YASHADA (State
Institute of Rural Development and Administrative Training Institute), Govt. of
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
Training in
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) ����
ii) ���Abhijit Samaya Darshika - assembling HMT watches
iii)� Chitali Distillery - then the largest distillery in
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
16. �Deputy Secretary, Education, Government of
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),
ANNEXURE :� Postings
Current��
: ��Additional Chief Secretary, ��GAD, GoM 6/07 onwards
Previous (In reverse Order)
1. Principal Secretary & GA
Department, GoM 07/06 to 06/07
previous (In
reverse Order)
2. Principal Secretary
& Special Inquiry Officer (I), General Administration Department, GoM
11/05 to 6/06
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,
6. Managing Director, Maharashtra State Farming
Corporation, Pune 9/97 to 7/98
7. Settlement Commissioner,
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
10. Addl. Director and Director YASHADA (SIRD and
Administrative Training Institute), Govt. of
11. M.Sc. Student Under
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
18. Assistant Collector, Pune 8.76 to
8.78
19. Probationary IAS officer, 7/74 to
7/76
LIST OF BOOKS
1) Ye Ye Pawsa - short
stories for Children in Marathi.
2) Fir Varsha Aai - short stories for Children in Hindi
3) Sona Denare
Pakshi - Narrations on bird watching in Marathi.
4) Suvarna Panchi
- & Hamara> Dost Toto - Narrations on bird watching in Hindi.
The Book Suvarna
Panchi was serialised on
AIR
5) Nityaleela -
Translated /Own Short stories in Marathi.
6) Man Na Jane Man Ko - Translated /Own Short stories in Hindi
7) Janata Ki Rai - Hindi -
Essays on Administration and society.
8) Hai koi Vakeel
Loktantra ka? - Hindi - Essays on
Administration and society.
9) Prashasanakade Valun Baghtana - Marathi - Essays on Administration and ociety.
10) Ithe Vicharana Vaw aahe - Marathi
- Essays on Administration and society.<
11) Anandlok- Hindi -
108 Poems translated from famous Marathi poet Kusumagraj
12) Lokshahi - Marathi
- Translation from English to explain basic
concepts of Democracy.
13) Ek Tha Fengadya - Hindi-
Novel, Translation from Marathi
14) Khindichya palikade -
Marathi- Novel, Translation from English
15) Devadasi - Hindi -
Narration of Rehab. Prog. for Devdasis
undertaken in Sangli & Kolhapur
16) Sheetala Mala- Hindi - 17th Century Indian system of small pox
vaccination
17) Gujara bhatte ka kanoon - Hindi - Provisions of sec 125 Cr.PC
for maintenance grant to deserted women, children, old parents.
18)� Hamara Dost Toto
19) Yugandhara - edited
for PCRA - Women views on travelling & empowerment
20) Boond Boond Ki Baat - edited
for PCRA - ; on conservation
21) Biodiesel - edited for PCRA
22) A series of 13 lectures on Atomic Physics on AIR - Sangli
23) A series of articles on crime against women �
Mainstream
24) A series of articles on natropulty- 19
articles � Gaokari, Nashik
25) A series of 23 articles on women�s question � Rashtriya Sahara