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Reliance Power Ltd appoints retired IAS Officer Ms. Zohra Chatterji as Independent Director

Posted On : 2025-10-28 22:34:58( TIMEZONE : IST )

The Board of Directors of Reliance Power Limited have appointed Ms. Zohra Chatterji (DIN: 01382511) as an Independent Director of the Company.

Ms. Zohra Chatterji is a retired IAS officer of the 1979 batch (Uttar Pradesh Cadre) and former Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Over a distinguished career spanning several decades, she has held key leadership positions in both the Central and State Governments, including Secretary & Director of Industries, Labour Commissioner, Secretary & Director General of Tourism, and Secretary & Project Director, Basic Education in Uttar Pradesh.

As Principal Secretary, IT and Industries (UP), she pioneered the e-Suvidha and Lokvani initiatives for citizen services and grievance redressal, which earned the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration.

At the national level, she served as Member Secretary of the National Commission for Women, where she played a pivotal role in advancing landmark legislations such as the Criminal Law Amendment Bill and the Act for the Prevention of Harassment of Women at the Workplace. She also served as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Coal and became the first woman Chairperson and Managing Director of Coal India Limited.

During her tenure as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, she spearheaded several major initiatives, including the establishment of the Hastkala Academy in New Delhi. She represented India at the first session of UN Women and at WIPO deliberations on the Broadcasting Treaty.

She established the UP Institute of Design in Lucknow for the training of craftspersons. She is also engaged in cultural and educational initiatives as Founder-President of Alliance Française, Lucknow, and is now Vice-President of Alliance Française de Delhi and a member of the Governing Body with Avadh Girls' Degree College. She is an alumnus of Miranda House, University of Delhi (B.Sc. Physics), and is currently pursuing a PhD from the University of Lucknow.

Shares of Reliance Power Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 43.68 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 44.62. The total number of shares traded during the day was 2683834 in over 6633 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 45.06 and intraday low of 43.30. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 118617644.00.