T. V. Anupama
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T. V. Anupama IAS | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Anupama T. V. 17 October 1986 Maranchery, Ponnani, Malappuram, Kerala, India |
| Spouse | Clintson Paul |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | B.E., Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani, Goa Campus |
| Occupation | Special secretary of the local self-government department (LSGD) on 01 June 2024. |
T. V. Anupama (born 17 October 1986)[citation needed] is an Indian Administrative Service officer. She served as the 43rd District collector of Thrissur.[1] In 2010, Anupama secured fourth rank in the Civil Services Examination.[2] She is known for her bold steps against politically powerful people.[3][additional citation(s) needed] She served as district collector of Alappuzha district in 2017.[4] She became Director of Scheduled tribes Development Department, Government of Kerala on 2 September 2021. Appointed as Land and Revenue commissioner on 24 November 2022.She is also given additional charges of Disaster Management Commissioner and Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project Manager. Anupama currently special secretary of the local self-government department (LSGD) on 01 June 2024.
Early life
[edit]Anupama hails from Ponnani in Malappuram district of Kerala.[citation needed] She is the elder daughter of late Parayerikkal Balasubramanian and Ramani. Her father was a Circle Inspector of Kerala Police and her mother was an engineer with the Guruvayur Devaswom Board.[5] She has one younger sister, Nisha.[citation needed] Anupama is married to Clinston Paul since June 2013.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]Anupama studied at Vijayamatha Convent High School, Ponnani and St. Clair's Higher Secondary School, Thrissur.[citation needed] She passed the 10th Grade examination with 13th rank and 12th grade with 3rd rank.[5] After schooling she did BE (Hons) in Electronics Engineering, at BITS, Pilani's Goa campus.[citation needed] During third year of the BE course, Anupama attended a month-long crash course in Malayalam at a coaching center at Pala.[2] After finishing her BE (Hons), she started Civil Services preparations before the preliminary examinations. She attended a six-month coaching program at ALS Training Institute in New Delhi and at the Civil Services Academy of the State government in Thiruvananthapuram.[2]
Anupama elected for geography and Malayalam as her subjects for the Civil Services Examination.[citation needed] She secured fourth rank in the Examination.[6]
Career
[edit]In 2014, she was appointed as Food Safety Commissioner. She got a party leader arrested on the charge of demanding ‘Nokkukooli’.[7] She collected over 6,000 samples of adulterated food samples during her random checks across the state.[8] On 3 September 2015, Anupama ordered the ban of manufacturing, storage and sale of spices sold by Nirapara brand[9] after they were found to have more than the permissible quantity of starch.[10] She was removed from Food Safety Commissioner and was transferred to Social Justice Department on 6 November.[11] In 2016 she took charge as the director of the Social Justice Department, Kerala.[citation needed]
District Collector
[edit]In 2017 August, Anupama took charge as district collector of Alappuzha district and served as district collector.[4]
Anupama became collector of Thrissur on 7 June 2018.[1] During the Kerala floods, she coordinated rescue operations and updated the public about the situation. When the Bar Association refused to give permission to use of their premises inside the civil station, Anupama ordered workers to break the room locks to store essential supplies.[citation needed] Anupama effectively used social media to address issues, especially in the affected parts of district.[12] In July 2019 she stepped down to undergo training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tough officer TV Anupama takes charge as DC of Thrissur after transfer". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Naha, Abdul Latheef (12 May 2010). "Hard work, high goals led her to the dream". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "IAS officer triggers organic food drive in Kerala". hindustantimes.com. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b "TV Anupama take charge as Alappuzha collector - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b "How to crack UPSC: Learn it from the daring collector". OnManorama. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "From IAS topper to upright officer taking on Kerala's high and mighty, meet TV Anupama". The News Minute. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Paul, Sam (30 December 2017). "Alappuzha Collector T.V. Anupama believes in the greater good". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "#GoodNews: This IAS Officer Is Helping Kerala Eat Healthier". The Quint. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Nirapara brand of powdered spices banned". www.thenewsminute.com. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ IBTimes (9 September 2015). "Nirapara Ban: TV Anupama Likely to be Removed from Food Safety Department; Banned Products Still Sold in UAE". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Anupama removed as Food Safety Commissioner". 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Had it not been for its IAS officers, Kerala's flood damage would have been worse". ThePrint. 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Anupama bids adieu to Thrissur". The Hindu. 4 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "T V Anupama stepping down as Thrissur Collector". Mathrubhumi. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
