Sarla Grewal

Sarla Grewal
9th Governor of Madhya Pradesh
In office
31 March 1989 – 5 February 1990
Chief MinisterMotilal Vora
Shyama Charan Shukla
Preceded byKizhekethil Chandy
Succeeded byM. A. Khan
Personal details
Born4 October 1927
Died29 January 2002(2002-01-29) (aged 74)
NationalityIndian
Alma materHans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya

Sarla Grewal (4 October 1927 – 29 January 2002) was the second female Indian Administrative Service officer in India, when she joined IAS in 1952. She was the Governor of Madhya Pradesh (1989–1990). She was the principal secretary for Rajiv Gandhi.[1][2][3][4]

In addition to the above-mentioned posts, she was Shimla's first deputy commissioner, Secretary to Prime Minister at WHO and UNICEF.