Daily Current Affairs / Meghalaya's Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang became the first native woman chief secretary
Category : State Published on: September 30 2021
· Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service officer, has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Meghalaya, making her the first native woman from the state to head the bureaucracy.
· Suchiang, who had served in departments such as Home, Finance, Personnel, has become the first Khasi woman to hold the coveted position.
· The first woman chief secretary of Meghalaya was P.P. Trivedi in the late 80s.
Important facts
About Meghalaya
v Capital: Shillong
v Governor: Satya Pal Malik
v Chief Minister: Conrad Sangma
v Chief Justice of High Court: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari
v State Animal: Clouded Leopard
v State Bird: Hill Myna
v State Flower: Lady Slipper Orchid
v State Tree: Gamhari
v Major Crops: Potato, Cotton, Pineapple, Orange
v Languages: Khasi, Garo, Jaintia, Bengali, Assamese, English
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