Manjula Subramaniam

Some Lesser Known Facts About Manjula Subramaniam

• Manjula Subramaniam was an Indian Administrative Service Officer of the 1972 batch of the Gujarat cadre. On 31 August 2007, she became the first woman Chief Secretary of Gujarat.

• Manjula grew up in a middle-class family in Gujarat.

• After passing the civil service examinations, Manjula received IAS training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA).

• Post her training, she was posted as Assistant Collector (Junior Scale) in Surat on 1 August 1974.

• As an IAS officer, she served Gujarat and the centre at various positions including District Collector of Junagadh, District Collector of Amreli, Deputy Secretary of the Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Deputy Secretary of the Industries & Mines Department, Joint Chief Controller (Import & Export) of the Commerce Industry, Joint Secretary to the Government of India, and Additional Chief Secretary of the Finance Department.

• While serving as the Principal Secretary of the Energy & Petrochemicals Department, she was actively involved in the ‘Jyoti Gram Yojana,’ a Gujarat Government initiative to ensure 24-hour, three-phase quality power supply in rural areas of Gujarat.

• She served as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat during the tenure of Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

• On 30 November 2008, she retired from her services as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat.

• Following her retirement, Manjula served as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner of Gujarat.

• Subsequently, she became a part of the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation.

• Manjula served as the Chairman and Director in various Public Sector Units.

• Subramaniam was appointed as the head of the interim Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Gujarat, in June 2017.

• In August 2020, Gujarat Gas Limited (GIPCL) took her to its Board as an additional director for a five-year tenure. In December 2022, she resigned from the position, stating health issues.

• Manjula was facing several health complications for some time. In December 2022, she was admitted to a hospital in Vadodara, Gujarat. On 1 January 2023, she died due to health issues in the hospital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his grief over Manjula’s demise. He said,
  

  Anguished by the demise of veteran bureaucrat Dr Manjula Subramaniam Ji. She was widely respected for her understanding of policy-related issues and action-oriented approach. I recall my interactions with her when I was CM. Condolences to her family and friends. Om Shanti.”

• In her spare time, Manjula Subramaniam loved reading books.

• She is fluent in several languages including English, French, Gujarati, Hindi, German, and Tamil.