Ranu Sahu is a 2010-batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre and has served as a tax collector in various districts of Chhattisgarh. Her name became popular in July 2023 when she was arrested by the ED in connection with money laundering in the coal scam.
Wiki/Biography
Ranu Sahu was born on Tuesday, September 4, 1984 (age 38 years; as of 2022) in Panduka village, Chhura tehsil, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She completed her education at Panduka Local Government School. She did well in studies and passed the 10th standard exam with 90%. Later, she pursued a bachelor’s degree in biology from a government university. Dudhdhari Bajrang Autonomous Postgraduate College for Girls (GDBGPG), Raipur, is affiliated to Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur and graduated with first class distinction. After graduation, she began preparing for the police exam because she had been fascinated by police since she was a child.
Childhood photo of Ranu Sahu with mother (left) and aunt
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family and caste
She belongs to a middle-class family in OBC.
Parents and siblings
Her father, Arun Kumar Sahu, runs a hardware store, and her mother, Lakshmi Sahu, is a local politician. She has two sisters and a brother named Piyush Sahu.
Ranu Sahu, her husband, Jai Prakash Maurya, her father, Arun Sahu, her mother, Lakshmi Sahu (sitting, RL), her brother-in-law, her sister, her sister-in-law, Shalini Sahu, her brother, Piyush Sahu (standing, RL)
Ranu Sahu (centre) and her sisters
husband and children
On September 7, 2012, she got married to IAS Jai Prakash Maurya, a 2010-batch Chhattisgarh cadre. The couple has a son named Ram.
Ranu Sahu and her husband IAS Jai Prakash Maurya
Ranu Sahu and her son Ram
other relatives
Her sister-in-law’s name is Shalini Sahu. Her father-in-law, named Mithai Lal Maurya, passed away on November 29, 2021.
Mithai Lal Maurya, father-in-law of Ranu Sahu
religion
She follows Hinduism.
IAS Ranu Sahu during Hindu festival
Profession
police service
In 2007, she passed the Chhattisgarh PCS examination and was appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP); however, she had ambitions to become an IAS and started preparing for UPSC.
Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
take an exam
She passed the 2009 UPSC examination with 88th rank and secured 1212 marks out of 2300 in the examination. She scored 1022 points (out of 2000 points) in the written test and 190 points (out of 300 points) in the personality test.
post
On 30 August 2010, she was appointed as an IAS officer in Chhattisgarh cadre 2010 at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand LBSNAA) After completion of training, she was appointed as Trainee Assistant as Collector in Durg from June 30, 2011 and was responsible for land revenue management and district administration till July 25, 2012.
After Ranu Sahu was appointed as IAS
She was appointed as Sub-divisional Officer (SDO) of Raigarh from July 25, 2012 to April 29, 2013. She was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kolya Zila Panchayat from April 29, 2013 to December 31, 2013. She was appointed as CEO of Kolya Panchayati Raj from January 1 to July 8, 2014. She was appointed as the Commissioner of Bilaspur Municipal Corporation from July 23, 2014 to May 25, 2016. She was paid extra as an additional collector in Jashpur between July 8, 2014 and May 25, 2016. She was appointed as Additional Collector of Bilaspur from May 26, 2016 to August 3, 2018.
Ranu Sahu as Collector of Bilaspur
From December 30, 2016 to August 3, 2018, she received additional fees as deputy collector of Sarguja. She was appointed as District Collector, Kanker from February 4, 2019 to May 25, 2020. She was appointed Director of the Commercial Taxation Bureau from May 26, 2020 to January 26, 2023. On June 28, 2022, she was appointed Collector of Raigarh. On January 27, 2023, she was appointed as Joint Secretary, Agriculture Department, Raipur and also served as Deputy Secretary, Mandi Parishad Sanchalak, Raipur.
Ranu Sahu during his tenure as Collector of Raigarh
dispute
Arrests related to coal scam
On the evening of July 21, 2023, Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials arrested IAS officer Ranu Sahu, who serves as Director, Agriculture Department, Chhattisgarh, in connection with the 2022 coal tax case. Her lawyer Faizal Rizvi said that between October 2022 and January 2023, she was summoned for questioning multiple times and cooperated with the ED in these cases; however, after January 2023, she was not educated again Subpoena.
He claimed her arrest was politically motivated and that the grounds for her arrest were fictitious. ED counsel Saurabh Pandey confirmed the arrest and informed that Sahu was produced before a Raipur court where she was remanded in three-day custody till July 24, 2023. According to the ED, not only Sahu but the entire state has been affected. The machine allegedly facilitated a coal tax extortion plot. The ED named three government officials, including IAS officers Sameer Vishnoi, Saumya Chaurasia and Ranu Sahu, for allegedly assisting the crime syndicate’s “kingpin” Suryakant Tiwari. Extortion funds were allegedly used to bribe government employees and fund election spending. ED further claimed that Sahu was in touch with Suryakant Tiwari through his relatives during his tenure as Collector in Korba and Raigarh districts. She was on leave in October 2022 when the ED raided her office in Raigarh, which was subsequently sealed.
Ranu Sahu (wearing yellow suit) appeared in court in ED custody
After returning from leave, she claimed her phone had been stolen and the ED noted that her phone had been switched off around the same time the ED arrived to conduct the raid. The ED claimed that Sahu was knowingly and willingly involved in the coal tax case and had lied during interrogation. They also temporarily attached Sahu’s properties worth Rs 552 crore, accusing her of being involved in receiving kickbacks from other accused in the coal tax case; however, her lawyer maintained that she was unable to provide satisfactory evidence to the ED when faced with documentary evidence. reply.
accused of corruption
In March 2022, Chhattisgarh Cabinet Minister Jai Singh Agarwal publicly accused Ranu Sahu of large-scale corruption in his region. He accused her at a public event of being involved in looting public funds and blocking development funds.
Fight with additional commissioners
In 2020, when she was serving as the GST Commissioner, she had an argument with Deputy Commissioner KR Jharia at a meeting. There was a quarrel and swear words were used, after which KR Jharia angrily left the meeting and submitted his resignation. Chhattisgarh Cabinet Minister TS Singh Deo asked the department not to accept the resignation. Ranu said she had no personal grudge against Jhariya and would talk to him later.
salary
As of January 2023, her salary is at level 12 of the compensation matrix.
Assets and property
As of January 2023, she owned two agricultural lands worth Rs 3.2 million and Rs 6.2 lakh in Asra village, Gariabund, Rs 5 lakh worth in Naikbandha village, Gariabund and two agricultural lands in Deharguda. pieces of agricultural land, each valued at Rs 8 lakh, in the village of Galiabund.
Facts/Trivia
- Her father was very angry when she became a DSP as he thought it would not be good for girls; however, her mother played a key role in convincing her father to let her pursue a career in policing.
- In the 2009 UPSC written examination, her roll number was 219237, her ESS score was 103/200 points, GSS-1 score was 160/300 points, GSS-2 score was 179/300 points, and Optional Paper 1 score was 139/300 points. Points -1, Paper 2 with Optional 1 is worth 44/300 points, Paper 1 with Optional 2 is worth 118/300 points, Paper 2 with Optional 2 is 153/300 points.
- She likes to do yoga to stay in shape.
IAS Ranu Sahu does yoga
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education