Annapurna Mishra
Annapurna Mishra | |
|---|---|
| Mayor, East Delhi Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 2012–2019 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Anju Kamalkant |
| Constituency | Sonia Vihar |
| Personal details | |
| Relations | Kapil Mishra (Son) |
Annapurna Mishra[1] was the first Mayor of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation.[2][3] She was the first to occupy the office of mayor after the creation of three new local bodies in New Delhi after the municipal elections in 2012. She represents the Sonia Vihar neighborhood in East Delhi as a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.
Career
[edit]She launched a ‘tree plantation drive’ and plans to plant one lakh saplings. She has instructed officials to come up with a list of chargesheeted employees so that they are not posted on sensitive posts. In June, she organised a ‘Dengue, Malaria Prevention Month’ EDMC was the first corporation to organise camps for the recovery of property tax.[4] Her son Activist Kapil Mishra was a prominent member of Aam Aadmi Party and MLA from Karawal Nagar who has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 17 Aug 2019. She has three daughters, her younger daughter Devsena Mishra is a proponent of advanced technologies and the startup ecosystem, is actively involved in the Indian government’s business and technology-related initiatives. Her work encompasses key programs such as Digital India, Make in India, Smart Cities, and Startup India.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Mayor for east Delhi civic agency". News Track India. IANS. 1 May 2012.
- ^ "BJP fields women mayors in three corporations in Delhi". India Today. 27 April 2012.
- ^ "Meera elected Mayor of New Delhi Municipal Corporation". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Meet the troika of women mayors' - Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "India-Israel Commercial Cooperation Needs to Add New Dimensions!". The Times of Israel. The Times of Israel. 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Tech Dominance And The Need For New Business Models". BW BusinessWorld. BW BusinessWorld. 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Israeli Entrepreneurs Need to catch up to 'Transforming India'". CTECH by CALCALIT. CTECH by CALCALIT. 12 October 2017.
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