nDr. Renu Raj is an IASnofficer of Kerala cadre. She is widely regarded as the rising star among bestnand most efficient IAS officers of India. In a very short span of time, she hasnbeen getting appreciation from wide range of people for her decisive actions andnupright administrative decisions.
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| Dr. Renu Raj IAS |
India Today has also ranked her among top 10 most efficient government officers of India. She is also being termed as one of the most beautiful IAS officers of India in the contemporary times.
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nBeing honest means alsonbeing targeted by politicians and corrupt bureaucrats. She had to fight against mighty politicians and builders when she was the Sub Collector of Devikulam, a scenic area known for tourist activities asnwell as for illegal constructions. She was abused and publicly shamed by the localnCPM MLA Mr. S. Rajendran. True to her fighting spirit, she didn’t buckle downnunder the pressure. In fact, the MLA had to apologize, though halfheartedly.
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nFew months later, she was transferred out of Devikulam. In fact, she was the 16th IAS officers who had been removed from this area in the last nine years. You can call all of them as crudely honest officers.
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nFew months later, she was transferred out of Devikulam. In fact, she was the 16th IAS officers who had been removed from this area in the last nine years. You can call all of them as crudely honest officers.
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| Renu Raj with her first husband |
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nProfile and Wiki of Dr.nRenu Raj
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nRenu Raj was born andnbrought up in Kottayam, Kerala. She was always a studious student who hadnperformed well throughout her academic career. She was among Top Ten in Kerala in Class X and XII Board examinations. Later, Renu took admission in GovernmentnMedical College, Kottayam for MBBS. She had then joined a Government Hospital. Whilenworking at the hospital, she had got married and also thought to prepare for CivilnServices.
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nFortunately, familynmembers of Renu Raj whole heartedly supported this decision. Her husbandnensured that she gets ample time. Her mother is a Malayalam Literature lecturernand hence asked her to take Malayalam as optional subject.
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nRenu cracked UPSC CivilnServices Examination in 2015. Her all India rank was 02.
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nHusband and Family ofnRenu Raj
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nRenu Raj was first married tonDr. L. S. Bhagat. The duo developed interest in each other while doing MBBS atnKottayam Medical College. They got married. Mr. Bhagat is still working as anGovernment Doctor.
Dr. Renu has tied knot for the second time when she announced her marriage with Dr. Sriram Venkitaraman, a maverick IAS officer of Kerala cadre. It may be noted that few years back Dr. Sriram was in controversy for being involved in a car accident where he was driving along with his girlfriend.
It may be noted here that Dr. Bhagat, the first husband of Renu Raj, was behind her stupendous success in the UPSC CSE. Unfortunately, they couldn’t live together for long. That is something like Jyoti Maurya story of UP.
News and Controversies
– Dr. Renu Raj was recently transferred from Ernakulam. Her sudden transfer was made after the Kerala HC had made adverse comments against her in the fire incident.
– She is currently the Collector of Wayanad.
– She was transferred out of Ernakulam because of Brahmapuram Waste Plant Fire incident. It is belived that she was scapegoated in this incident as the collector’s office was not responsible for day to day handling of the waste plant.
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