Ms. Neelam Shami Rao is the newly appointed Textile Secretary, the Ministry of Textiles (MoT), Government of India (GoI), replacing Rachna Shah under the stewardship of Giriraj Singh, Minister of Textiles of India (MoT), to navigate Indian textiles in these uncertain times when global trade is under the threat of emerging geopolitics and the challenge of global headwinds emanating out of a non-tariff barrier putting downward pressure on global growth and supply chain disruptions.
Quick background
She is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) 1992 batch Madhya Pradesh (MP) cadre officer having an illustrious career.
Formal experience before joining here: she served as the secretary of the National Commission for Minorities under the Ministry of Minority Affairs. She also enjoys vast experience in several varied roles and responsibilities, entailing Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC), DG of Training in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE), and District Collector in Madhya Pradesh's Guna and Koria districts, and she joins at a time when geopolitics is favourable to India.
Scholistic qualification
She is an alumna of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, holding a B.Tech. degree in Electronics.
CREDITS: Photo - National Labour Conference (Ministry of Labour & Employment)
