Ms. Shalini Pandit, Government Nominee Director

Shalini Pandit is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Odisha cadre presently serving as Joint Secretary in the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Ms. Pandit has held several key positions in the Odisha government prior to moving to her assignment with the Government of India. She has served as Secretary for School & Mass Education Department, Health & Family Welfare Department, Mission Shakti Department and Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department, Odisha. She has also served as Mission Director, National Health Mission, Labour Commissioner, Odisha, and District Collector for several districts. Her work in bringing reforms to the education sector and leadership in the health sector during the Covid-19 pandemic is widely appreciated.

Shalini Pandit graduated in Botany from Miranda House College, University of Delhi and completed her M.Sc. in Wildlife Science from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.