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|name = B. Chandrakala<br />
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|birth_name = Bhukhya Chandarakala Niru<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|09|27}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Karimnagar]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
|other_names = Lady Dabang<br />
|education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]] (in Geography) <br> [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] (in Economics)<br />
|alma_mater = [[University College for Women, Koti|Koti Women's College]]<br>[[Osmania University]]<br />
|occupation = Bureaucrat<br />
|years_active = 2008–present<br />
|employer = [[Government of India]]<br />
|spouse = A. Rumulu<br />
| children = 1<br />
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'''Bhukhya Chandarakala Niru''' (born 27 September 1979), also known as '''B. Chandrakala''', is a Indian government official [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. She is known for taking action against her subordinates, mostly due to her widely circulated videos in which she went on surprise inspections, pulling up civic officials over lack of quality in building material or poor sanitation.<ref>{{cite news |title=An IAS officer known for corruption crackdown in UP now in focus for all the wrong reasons |url=https://theprint.in/best-of-theprint-icymi/an-ias-officer-known-for-corruption-crackdown-in-up-now-in-focus-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/176460/ |work=ThePrint |date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="a">{{cite news |title=B Chandrakala: How a ‘dabangg’ IAS officer landed into illegal mining quagmire |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/b-chandrakala-how-a-dabangg-ias-officer-landed-into-illegal-mining-quagmire/story-rOv0goylrWJCKoC4vt9m8N.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=9 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Qureshi |first1=Siraj |title=B Chandrakala, accused in illegal mining case, was Lady Dabangg of Mathura |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/b-chandrakala-illegal-mining-case-mathura-dm-1425484-2019-01-07 |work=[[India Today]] |date=7 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=By Harish Tiwari |first1=Harish |title='Absconding' Chandrakala busy penning verses for social media |url=https://www.mynation.com/india-news/yeddyurappa-shames-bjp-party-would-win-22-lok-sabha-seats-air-strikes-pnmeyu |work=My Nation |date=9 February 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
B Chandarakala was born on 27 September 1979 in [[Karimnagar]], [[Telangana]], India to parent B. Kishan, a retired senior-technician at [[Fertilizer Corporation of India]], and his wife B. Lakshmi, an entrepreneur. She is the third daughter of four siblings, having two older brothers, B. Raghuveer, B. Mahaveer, and a younger sister, B. Meena, a beautician. She completed her schooling at Central School and continued her education till marriage. She graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] Degree in [[Geography]] from the [[Osmania University]], [[Hyderabad]] and also obtained a [[Postgraduate]] degree in [[Economics]] from this university.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Tridev Kumar |title=IAS B. Chandrakala/ बी. चंद्रकला एक बार फिर सुर्खियों में; जानिए यूपी कैडर की इस महिला IAS के बारे में जरूरी बातें |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/breaking-news/news/who-is-b-chandrakala-ias-officer-ex-dm-bulandhahr-cbi-seized-accounts-akhilesh-yadav-role-6004695.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=5 January 2019 |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
B Chandarakala is serving as an IAS officer from the year 2008. She implemented all the government schemes like social welfare, tree plantation, animal husbandry, environment and panchayat related welfare schemes. She has been transferred to various places even though, her hard work and ability established her success in new dimensions at every place. She worked as an SDM and CDO in Allahabad from the year 2009 to 2012. She is an internet phenomenon and a very active member of social networking. During an inspection of road construction work, she scolded the authorities for their negligences in the public place. The video of her shouting at the officials and contractors, for inferior workmanship in UP about the damage in newly laid roads, has gone viral and her thought mirrored the voice of millions of people across India.<ref>{{cite news |title=IAS officer B Chandrakala, a rage on social media for her videos, raided in UP mining scam |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ias-officer-b-chandrakala-a-rage-on-social-media-for-her-videos-raided-in-up-mining-scam/story-aEYW2klb6OCUNE6esNQEZI.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=5 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In 2012, she was appointed as the District magistrate of [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]] and transferred to [[Mathura]] on 8 June 2014. Therefore, she became the 2nd female District magistrate of [[Mathura]].<ref name="a"/> In 2015, she was appointed as the District magistrate of [[Bulandshahr]], and transferred to [[Bijnor]] as a District magistrate. While serving as the District magistrate of [[Bijnor]], she was criticized for the reopening of a slaughter house in [[Sahaspur]], Bijnor. On 15 September 2016, she was appointed as the District Magistrate of [[Meerut]].<br />
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After this incident, She also worked as District magistrate for the public welfare and being picked up by the NDA government as director of Swachch Bharat Mission under the [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=मर्दों को भेजकर मां-बहन की फोटो खिचवाऊं?...पढ़ें इस IAS के चर्चित बयान |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-LUCK-ias-b-chandrakala-famous-statements-news-hindi-5564016-PHO.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=1 April 2017 |language=hi}}</ref> She has instructed her officers to settle all the grievances immediately. Under Swachh Bharat Mission, she has constructed nearly 20 thousand toilets in 242 villages. Considering her good work, she was transferred under the Swatch Bharat Mission to the [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation]] on the post of Deputy Secretary.<ref name="a"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Illegal sand mining case: IAS officer B Chandrakala skips summons but submits documents to Enforcement Directorate |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/illegal-sand-mining-case-ias-officer-b-chandrakala-skips-summons-but-submits-documents-to-enforcement-directorate-5953381.html |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=24 January 2019}}</ref><br />
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In January 2019, she came under the CBI scanner for allegedly bypassing rules while granting sand mining licences during her tenure as District Magistrate of Hamirpur during the [[Samajwadi Party]] government in 2012.<ref name="a"/><br />
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==Legal cases and investigations==<br />
{{Main|Uttar Pradesh sand mining scandal}}<br />
On 9 September 2016, Allahabad High Court ordered a CBI enquiry against the [[illegal mining]] across Uttar Pradesh, then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister [[Akhilesh Yadav]] removed mines minister [[Gayatri Prasad Prajapati]] for his alleged collaboration with the mining mafia. Before that from 2012 to June 2013, Yadav himself was the incharge of mining UP state mining ministry before Prajapati was made the mining minister. House and offices of Samajwadi Party MLC [[Ramesh Mishra]], [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] politician [[Satyadev Dikshit]] and 2008 batch IAS officer B Chandrakala were raided, incriminating evidence including documents, INR 2 crore cash and jewellery were seized from 14 locations in 7 cities.<ref name=SPscam3>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-up-mining-scam-cbi-may-probe-akhilesh-yadav-2704669 UP mining scam: CBI may probe Akhilesh Yadav], DNA India, 7 Jan 2019.</ref> B Chandrakala is accused of bypassing the rules to illegally allocate the mines. Prajapati was earlier arrested in 2017 in an unrelated [[Gayatri Prasad Prajapati#Rape allegations|rape case]].<ref name=SPscam3/><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
B Chandarakala married A Rumulu, an executive engineer who works in [[Sriram Sagar Project|Ramsagar Project]]. The couple has a daughter named Kirti Meena.{{fact|date=February 2020}}<br />
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