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{{short description|Indian Administrative Service officer}}
{{Orphan|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Smt.
| name = Prajakata Lavangare Verma
| honorific_suffix = IAS
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_date = 02/09/1974
| image =
| caption =
| citizenship =
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|Joint Secretary]], [[Department of Atomic Energy]].
| years_active = April 2022 - present
| employer =
| organization = [[Government of India]]
| known_for =
| notable_works = Setup of Navi Mumbai Airport, Launching international programs to popularize [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| boards =
| spouse = Sudip Verma
| children = 1
}}

'''Prajakata Lavangare Verma''' is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer.
She was Secretary at the [[Ministry of Marathi Language|Marathi Language Department, Ministry of Marathi Language]] and she started international programs for the Marathi department. She became first ever woman to hold [[Divisional commissioner|Divisional Commissioner]] of [[Nagpur division|Nagpur Division]] post in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prajakta Verma is new Divisional Commissioner of Nagpur Division|url=https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2021/6/23/Prajakta-Verma-is-new-Divisional-Commissioner-of-Nagpur-Division.html|access-date=2021-06-23|website=www.thehitavada.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=author/lokmat-news-network|date=2021-06-22|title=नागपूरच्या विभागीय आयुक्तपदी प्राजक्ता लवंगारे-वर्मा|url=https://www.lokmat.com/nagpur/prajakta-lavangare-verma-divisional-commissioner-nagpur-a513/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Lokmat|language=mr-IN}}</ref> She was later transferred to [[Ministry of Textiles]] as [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|Joint Secretary]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=Apr 5, 2022 |title=Along with Amt, Piyush Singh Ngp divisional commissioner too {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/along-with-amt-piyush-singh-ngp-divisional-commissioner-too/articleshow/90650272.cms |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Prajakata Lavangare Verma was born in a poor family. She worked hard to get education and received moral support from her family.<ref>{{Cite web|last=author/online-lokmat|date=2020-03-07|title=बीडीडी चाळीतली खोली ते मंत्रालयातील चेंबर; IAS अधिकारी प्राजक्ता लवंगारेंची Must Read Story|url=https://www.lokmat.com/maharashtra/international-womens-day-2020-success-story-ias-officer-prajakta-lavangare/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Lokmat|language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-31|title=आई नर्स, वडील BMC मध्ये कर्मचारी; मुलीनं IAS होऊन दाखवलं|url=https://www.loksatta.com/photos/todays-photo-3/2262781/inspirational-success-stories-success-story-ias-officer-prajakta-lavangare-nck-90/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Loksatta|language=mr-IN}}</ref>

==Career==
She joined [[Indian Administrative Service]] in 2001.

===CEO of [[Ahmednagar]]===
Lavangare Verma focused on empowering women in Ahmednagar district and launched various programs for them.

===[[Navi Mumbai International Airport]] Project===
Prajakata Lavangare Verma played an important role in the setup of Navi Mumbai Airport.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-08|title=These women of steel are rebuilding Mumbai|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/these-women-of-steel-are-rebuilding-mumbai/story-cgFOFkDUUsGVMZ2t7vMumI.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Land acquisition was an issue as villagers were worried about rehabilitation. She took responsibility of 10 villages and they were rehabilitated during her tenure.

===Excise department===
She implemented various ambitious initiatives during her tenure at the Excise department. As Excise commissioner, she conducted raids in the Mumbai city to bust racket of bootleggers.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Chittaranjan Tembhekar|date=Aug 25, 2019|title=Maharashtra excise team seizes Rs 35 lakh fake duty-free Scotch bottles in Dahisar {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-excise-team-seizes-rs-35-lakh-fake-duty-free-scotch-bottles-in-dahisar/articleshow/70824652.cms|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=News|first=Nagpur|title=Excise Deptt turns heat on violators, registers 2459 offences with 16% convictions in 2019|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/excise-deptt-turns-heat-on-violators-registers-2459-offences-with-16-convictions-in-2019/12261721,%20https://www.nagpurtoday.in/excise-deptt-turns-heat-on-violators-registers-2459-offences-with-16-convictions-in-2019/12261721|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.nagpurtoday.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Marathi language department===
Lavangare Verma joined Marathi language department in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=Elets News|date=2020-01-22|title=MMRC MD Ashwini Bhide transferred amidst major bureaucratic rejig in Maharashtra|url=https://egov.eletsonline.com/2020/01/mmrc-md-ashwini-bhide-transferred-amidst-major-bureaucratic-rejig-maharashtra/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=eGov Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=अधिकाऱ्यांची माहिती व संपर्क|url=https://marathi.gov.in/%e0%a4%85%e0%a4%a7%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b1%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%9a%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%a4%e0%a5%80/|access-date=2021-06-19|website=मराठी भाषा विभाग|language=en-US}}</ref> She started special programs to engage international Marathi diaspora. She launched various initiatives to popularize Marathi language outside India. [[Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai|US Consul General]] was felicitated for promoting US based organizations working in Marathi language.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai: US Consulate General representatives promoting Marathi felicitated|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/education/online-marathi-language-coaching-for-american-students-61958|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Mumbai Live|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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