There are many IAS officers who are doing extraordinary work for the
welfare of society. In this article, we have listed 10 such IAS
officers who have done outstanding work apart from the usual duties.

IAS officers are considered as the torch-bearers of government
schemes. Apart from the expected work, many IAS officers go out of
their way to keep their blocks and districts clean, secure, and
developed. From fighting against corruption, transforming schools,
generating employment, making healthcare accessible — these 10 IAS
officers have gone out of their way to keep the system clean. In this
article, we have highlighted the names of the 10 best IAS officers of
India along with their extraordinary work.

IAS Armstrong Pame

The 2010 batch IAS officer is popularly known as the “Miracle Man”.
Mr. Pame is the first IAS officer from Zeme Tribe of the Naga Peoples.
Originally from the Tamenglong district of Manipur, Armstrong Pame is
known as the ‘Miracle Man’ who build a 100 km long road famously known
as the “Peoples’ Road” connecting Manipur to Nagaland and Assam. The
toughest part about his achievement is that he built the “Peoples’
Road” without any financial help from the government. The road was
built with help of funds offered by the general public and money
raised through social media. He also went ahead and contributed his
own salary for this cause. In 2015, he was conferred with India’s Most
Eminent IAS Officer Award.

IAS Aruna Sundararajan

Aruna Sundararajan is the Kerala cadre IAS officer who played a
significant role in the development of e-governance in Kerala. She is
best was described by Forbes magazine as ‘an IAS officer who thinks
like a businesswoman’.

She is best known for her role during her tenure as IT secretary in
the state of Kerala. She also headed the Kudumbashree Project, which
is a female-oriented, community-based, poverty reduction project of
the Government of Kerala, and now it is a shining example of women’s
empowerment for working-class women.

IAS Smita Sabharwal

Smita Sabharwal is the first lady IAS to be appointed to the Chief
Minister Office, which is indeed an inspiration to all. She is known
as “People’s Officer” and is best known for her “Fund Your City”
project during her tenure as Municipal Commissioner, Warangal where a
large number of public utilities such as traffic junctions, foot-over
bridges, bus stops, parks were created by the Public-Private
Partnership (PPP).

Ashok Khemka

Ashok Khemka is another IAS officer well known for his proactive
approach against corruption. Originally from Kolkata, Mr. Khemka is an
IITian who joined the Haryana cadre as an IAS officer in 1991. He is
most popularly known for exposing the irregularities in the land deal
worth Rs 57 crore between the real estate giant DLF group. Prior to
this, he had also unearthed a scam in Haryana Seed Development
Corporation, where the corporation was being sold seeds at inflated
prices. As a reward for his good work, Mr. Khemka has faced 45
transfers in his 23 years of service.

Hari Chandana Dasari

IAS Hari Chandana is a 2010 batch IAS officer of the Telangana cadre.
Hari Chandana Dasari is known for her ‘green revolution’ in Hyderabad,
where she initiated several plastic recycling initiatives and welfare
programs. She is currently posted as the Collector and DM of
Telangana’s Narayanpet District. Dasari has implemented numerous
schemes during her various stints, such as Pet Parks, She Toilets, She
Marts, Feed The Need (where refrigerators are installed across the
city so that donors can place food inside from where the needy can
pick them up), Give and Share, etc. She has also been selected for the
prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Innovations (2020).

IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal

IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal is widely known for her rampant
decision-making and honesty. A 2010 batch IAS officer,  even as a
trainee IAS officer, she exposed a land scam in Mohali. She moved to
the UP cadre in 2011 as the SDM of Sadar, Noida. Here also, she took
on the sand mafia involved in illegal sand mining of the Yamuna and
Hindon river banks.

IAS Vinod Rai

Another IAS officer that has made it to the front pages of newspapers
for exposing corruption and taking on the irregularities in government
functioning. Vinod Rai is a 1972 Batch IAS officer from Kerala cadre,
who started his career as the sub-collector of Thrissur District. He
served the Thrissur District for 8 years and was given the nickname of
second Sakthan Thampuran for his role in the development of the
Thrissur City. Mr. Rai played a phenomenal role in exposing major
corruption scandals and scams including the Coal-Gate Scam, 2G
Spectrum Allocation Scam, Delhi Commonwealth Games scam, and
Padmanabhaswamy Temple Audit. Currently, he is appointed as the
chairman of the United Nations Panel of External Auditors.

B. Chandrakala

A native of Andhra Pradesh; Ms. Chandrakala became an IAS officer in
2008 under the Uttar Pradesh Cadre. Popularly known as the feisty
District Magistrate of Bulandhshahar, she is popular among the people
for taking a tough stand against corruption and irregularities in the
government functioning.

She is known to publicly expose other government officers and
politicians using their authority for their personal good and not
fulfilling their job duties. Her Facebook video of taking upon a civic
contractor for using poor quality material and pitiable construction
quality of the roads in Bulandhshahar went viral on social media,
brought her to the limelight. She is continuing her good work for
people even today.

Krishna Gopal Tiwari

Krishna Gopal Tiwari is India’s first visually challenged collector
and now the District Collector of Umaria in Madhya Pradesh. This IAS
officer sets a model and provides motivation to thousands of the
country’s differently-abled.

O. P. Choudhary

Choudhary, an IAS officer of the 2005 batch, is a resident of the
Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh. Choudhary hails from the backward
Agharia community, which has a sizeable population in the Raigarh
district. Choudhary came into the limelight when he established an
education city for tribals in South Bastar when he was a collector of
Dantewada. He was later posted as commissioner of the municipal
corporation of Raipur and later became director of public relations, a
post that holds immense importance for the government and chief
minister.