Anna Rajam Malhotra

Anna Rajam Malhotra

Question: Anna Rajam Malhotra passed away recently. She was
(a) First lady IAS officer
(b) First lady therapy
(c) First woman naval officer
(d) First female air military officer
Answer- (a)
Related facts

  • On 17th September, 2018, the first woman IAS officer of independent India, Anna Rajam Malhotra, died in Mumbai. She was 91 years old.
  • she joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1951.




  • She was born in 1927 in Ernakulum district of Kerala.
  • She was wife of former RBI Governor R.N Malhotra.
  • She is known for her contribution for the establishment of the country’s modern port of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).




  • She was also the President of JNPT.
  • She was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Central Government in 1989.

References-

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/indias-first-woman-ias-officer-dead/article24971462.ece