By Pallavi Priya

Manasi Sahay Thakur comes from a family of bureaucrats. Her father was an Indian Forest Service officer, her grandfather was in IAS, and many of her relatives were also in civil services. Hence, she got the opportunity to closely observe their work and lifestyle, which inspired her and made her believe that by being in civil services, one can bring about changes in little ways. So, she decided to make at least one honest and earnest effort for UPSC CSE preparation.

With planned approach and focus, she was able to clear the exam with AIR 49 and was selected as an IAS officer of 2009 batch in Himachal Pradesh cadre. In her 15 years of service till now, she has served as Collector in many districts, as Director of Women and Child Development, and was also the nodal officer for inter-state migration during the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdowns. She is currently serving as Labour commissioner cum Director of Employment and Director of Tourism in Himachal Pradesh.

Speaking to Indian Masterminds, Ms. Thakur gave an account of her UPSC journey and also advised aspirants to be time-bound and not waste precious years in this exam’s preparation.

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