Aparajita Sarangi, formerly an IAS officer of the 1994 batch, is currently the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Bhubaneswar. Having cleared her Civil Services Exam in the first attempt, she served as the Sub-Collector and further as the Collector and District Magistrate in 4 districts of Odisha. Then, she assumed the role of a Municipal Commissioner in Bhubaneswar before becoming the Secretary of School Education, Panchayati Raj and Textile in Odisha. Her last position before she was elected for the Lok Sabha in 2019 was the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development by Govt. of India where she got to work for MGNREGA (Center’s flagship rural jobs scheme) with the Prime Minister. Her illustrious track record is a result of her innovative and tenacious approach towards development. She was awarded the “Shakti Samman” and was the director of “Mission Shakti”. Aparajita Sarangi, formerly an IAS officer of the 1994 batch, is currently the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Bhubaneswar. Having cleared her Civil Services Exam in the first attempt, she served as the Sub-Collector and further as the Collector and District Magistrate in 4 districts of Odisha. Then, she assumed the role of a Municipal Commissioner in Bhubaneswar before becoming the Secretary of School Education, Panchayati Raj and Textile in Odisha. Her last position before she was elected for the Lok Sabha in 2019 was the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development by Govt. of India where she got to work for MGNREGA (Center’s flagship rural jobs scheme) with the Prime Minister. Her illustrious track record is a result of her innovative and tenacious approach towards development. She was awarded the “Shakti Samman” and was the director of “Mission Shakti”. With the track record of numerous social and cultural activities and encouraging youth and woman development. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx