Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Bhubaneswar
State : Odisha
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Ajit Mishra
Mother's Name : Smt. Kusum Mishra
Date of birth : 08 Oct 1969
Profession : IAS Officer (Retd).
Positions held :
1996 - 1998 Sub-Collector, three Sub-Divisions and ADM1998 - 2006 Collector and District Magistrate2006 - 2009 Municipal Commissioner, Bhubaneswar, Odisha2009 - 2013 Secretary, School Education, Panchayati Raj and Textile, Government of Odisha2013 - 2018 Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of IndiaMay, 2019 Elected to 17th Lok Sabha13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development16 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit09 Oct. 2019 onwards Member, Committee on EthicsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
As an IAS Officer, organised a large number of social and cultural activities; encouraged youth and women organisations to take up such activities; took keen interests in Debates and drama competitions during student life and won many accolades
Special Interests
Fond of reading books, working with and for the welfare of people, participation in Debates, Interior Designing
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading Books, Travelling and Interior Designing
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
1. Passed Matriculation from Mount Carmel School, Bhagalpur, Bihar; 2. Was the head of the School Cabinet; 3. Topped in all the examinations in Schools & Colleges; 4. Graduated in English (Hon.) from Bhagalpur University; 5. Cleared I.A.S. Examination in 1994 in the first attempt; 6. Adjudged as the best speaker in “Inter College Debate Competition” in New Delhi; 7. Adjudged as best actor and best debater in the College for three consecutive years; 8. Served as District Magistrate & Collector in four districts of Odisha such as Khordha, Nuapada, Koraput, and Bargarh 9. Served the Government of Odisha in various administrative capacities such as : i) Director, Social Welfare, ii) Director, Mission Shakti for 4 years, iii) Municipal Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation for close to 4 years, iv) Secretary, Education (Both in School & Mass Education Department & Higher Education Department), v) Secretary, Rural Development, vi) Secretary Handlooms & Textiles Department; 10. Served in the Government of India : As Joint Secretary in handling MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) in the Ministry of Rural Development of GOI from 2013-2018. The MGNREGS is considered as the largest anti poverty programme in the world; 11. Inspired by the ideals of public service and a larger platform to serve the people, she sought retirement from I.A.S and joined B.J.P in November 2018; 12. Varied interests-Reading, writing, travelling, connecting with people and interior decoration
