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'''Rajni Sekhri Sibal''' is a retired [[Indian Administrative Service]] government officer of the Haryana cadre, from the 1986 batch.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Woman IAS didn't give in to INLD pressure |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/woman-ias-didnt-give-in-to-inld-pressure/articleshow/18067942.cms |access-date=2023-09-05 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Currently, she serves as the Independent External Monitor (IEM) of the Security Exchange Board of India ([[Securities and Exchange Board of India|SEBI]]) and [[Exim Bank of India|EXIM]] (Export-Import) Bank.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Former IAS officer Rajni Sekhri Sibal to unveil her next book, a virtual fiction |work=ANI News |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/former-ias-officer-rajni-sekhri-sibal-to-unveil-her-next-book-a-virtual-fiction20201223135416/}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 1986, she became the first female topper of the [[Indian Civil Services]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bloomsbury.Domain.Store.Site |title=Rajni Sekhri Sibal: Bloomsbury Publishing (IN) |url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/author/rajni-sekhri-sibal/#:~:text=Rajni%20Sekhri%20Sibal%20is%20an,Home%20Affairs,%20Government%20of%20India. |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.bloomsbury.com |language=en}}</ref> During her service tenure, she has held various roles in the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best IAS Officer in India - PWOnlyIAS |url=https://pwonlyias.com/best-ias-officer-in-india/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=pwonlyias.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2017, she was named the Director General, of Employment and Training under the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Ministry of Labour and Employment]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rajni Sekhri Sibal appointed DG of govt entrepreneurship inst. |work=Business Standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rajni-sekhri-sibal-appointed-dg-of-govt-entrepreneurship-inst-117091401588_1.html}}</ref> During this period, she also headed the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajni Sekhri Sibal appointed DG of govt entrepreneurship inst. {{!}} Kalvimalar - News |url=https://kalvimalar.dinamalar.com/news-details.asp?id=25956&cat=1 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=kalvimalar.dinamalar.com}}</ref> Prior to that, she was Additional Secretary, [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajni Sekhri Sibal IAS appointed Secretary- Fisheries Department, GoI {{!}} Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal |url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/rajni-sekhri-sibal-ias-appointed-secretary-fisheries-department-goi/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, she retired after having served as the first secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ms. Rajni Sekhri Sibal, IAS {{!}} Department of Fisheries, GoI |url=https://www.dof.gov.in/whos-who/ms-rajni-sekhri-sibal-ias |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.dof.gov.in}}</ref>

== Notable work ==
During her tenure as Director - Primary Education, [[Government of Haryana]] in 2002, Sibal played a crucial role in exposing and prosecuting the JBT teachers recruitment scam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajni Sekhri Sibal back in CMO |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/rajni-sekhri-sibal-back-in-cmo-201534}}</ref> This scam involved the illegal recruitment of over 3,000 teachers in 1999-2000, with the use of forged documents. Sibal's efforts led to the case being brought to the attention of the Supreme Court, which subsequently ordered a [[CBI special court|CBI]] probe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Best Bureaucrats in India You Should Know |url=https://www.civilsdaily.com/5-amazingly-badass-bureaucrats-you-would-be-proud-to-know-part-2/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> As a result of the investigation, 55 individuals, including former Chief Minister [[Om Prakash Chautala]] and his son Ajay, were convicted. Sibal, who served as the Director of Primary Education at the time, was succeeded by IAS officer Sanjiv Kumar, who was also implicated and convicted in the case.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lone heroine against 55 'villains' |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130117/haryana.htm}}</ref>

== Books ==
Sibal is an author and poet. She has authored various books, namely: Cloud’s End and Beyond, Fragrant Words,<ref>{{Cite web |last=bloomsbury.com |title=Fragrant Words |url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/fragrant-words-9789388912792/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Bloomsbury |language=en}}</ref> Kamadhenu, Are You Prepared for a Disaster?, The Haunting Himalayas, Asariri,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former IAS officer Rajni Sekhri Sibal to unveil her next book, a virtual fiction |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/former-ias-officer-rajni-sekhri-sibal-to-unveil-her-next-book-a-virtual-fiction20201223135416/}}</ref> Women of Influence and The Guru - Guru Nanak's Saakhis.<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Guru – Guru Nanak's Saakhis' review: The compassionate, courageous and undeterred 'Guru' |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/books/2023/04/17/the-guru-guru-nanaks-saakhis-review-the-compassionate-courageous-and-undeterred-guru.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref>

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