Vineeta Rai is a former Indian Administrative Service

Indian Administrative Service

The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....

 officer and Revenue Secretary in the Government of India

Government of India

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. Rai was voted one of The 25 Most Powerful Women in Business in India in 2003.

Early life

Rai completed her schooling at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya

Sardar Patel Vidyalaya

Sardar Patel Vidyalaya is a premier school in New Delhi, India, located in the heart of the city at Lodi Estate. It has 1500 students from the nursery level to the 12th grade with 200 teachers and supporting staff members....

 in New Delhi

New Delhi

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 and subsequently studied history at Miranda House

Miranda House

Miranda House , is a highly renowned and distinguished constituent college for women at the University of Delhi in India. It is widely regarded as a Premier Women's Institution of Delhi University offering degrees in the Sciences and Liberal Arts . Miranda House has demonstrated academic...

, and Brandeis University

Brandeis University

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 on a Wien International Scholarship.

Career

An officer of the 1968 IAS

Indian Administrative Service

The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....

 batch of the Union Territories cadre, Rai is the first women to hold the post of Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. She was appointed in June 2003 and held the post till September 2004.

Previously, Rai has held posts in the Ministry of Urban Development

Ministry of Urban Development (India)

The Ministry of Urban Development , a branch of the Government of India, is the apex bodyfor formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the housing and urban development in India. As of February 2011, head of the ministry is the Cabinet Minister Kamal Nath...

, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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 and Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Home Affairs

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 in the Union Government

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

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She also worked in various state administrations and public sector undertakings.

External links

• Article on Rediff