Shakuntala Gamlin

Shakuntala Doley Gamlin is a 1984-batch Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre IAS officer.She is presently serving as chief secretary of Arunachal Pradesh, India. She is the first female IAS officer from Mishing tribe of Assam. She is the daughter of former Assam MP, Lalit Kumar Doley, and the wife of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jarbom Gamlin. Shakuntala Gamlin is a post-graduate in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University. Gamlin, in her career spanning over 30 years, has worked in several positions in both State and Union governments. Starting from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Gamlin has worked in various capacities. She has also worked on Central deputation with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.