| Office | Chief Secretary at the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department of State of Tamil Nadu
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| Office | Health Secretary at the Department of Health and Family Welfare of State of Tamil Nadu
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| Term start | 12 June 2020[1]
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| Born | 1969-11-15 (age 57)[2] |
| Born | Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
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Beela Rajesh (born 15 November 1969 in Thoothukudi District) is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer serving as the Secretary of Commercial Taxes and Registration who is predominantly known for been at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3]
Personal life
Beela Rajesh was born on 15 November 1969 in Thoothukudi District and was based in Kottivakkam locality of Chennai since then. She was born in the already well influenced family, where her mother, Rani Venkatesan is a senior Congress leader and a former MLA while her father, SN Venkatesan is a retired Director general of police.[3] Rajesh is a MBBS graduate from Madras Medical College and an IAS passout from the 1997 batch.
Career
In February 2019, Beela Rajesh was appointed as Health Secretary at the Department of Health and Family Welfare of State of Tamil Nadu. Prior to taking charge as the Health Secretary, she served as Commissioner, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy for the state.[4] As a Health Secretary, Rajesh was instrumental in initiating Hospital Management Information System, under which patients data across Tamil Nadu would be digitised and stored in cloud for future reference and research purposes.[5] She played vital role in minimising the number of Dengue cases reported in the state in 2019.[6]
References
- ↑ Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, TN govt transfers health secretary Beela Rajesh; J Radhakrishnan returns. Times Now.
- ↑ Biodata of Ms Beela Rajesh. Single User platform Related To Employees Online (SUPREMO). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Who is Dr Beela Rajesh, and how is she handling the pandemic in Tamil Nadu?. The News Minute(12 April 2020).
- ↑ IAS officer Beela Rajesh takes charge as new health secretary. The New Indian Express(19 February 2019).
- ↑ Tamil Nadu to store patient data in cloud. The Hindu(4 November 2019).
- ↑ Fewer dengue cases reported this year, says Health Secretary. The Hindu(9 October 2019).