Ms. Manisha Chandra is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 2004 Batch of Gujarat Cadre and is currently serving as Joint Secretary (Aerospace) in the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence.

She holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Management from the prestigious King’s College, London in addition to a Masters Degree in Political Science from the University of Allahabad.

She has served in three districts and in five major departments of the State and possesses a vast experience in development sector. As Secretary, Expenditure Department of Finance, Government of Gujarat she has also served on the board of key State PSUs of Gujarat like Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL), Gujarat Electricity Transmission Company (GETCO), Gujarat State Financial Services Ltd. (GSFS). She has been instrumental in taking several citizen centric pathbreaking initiatives involving the use of technology to improve the service delivery that have been duly recognised by national institutions like NITI AYOG.

She is not related to any other director of the Company and holds 20 equity shares in the Company.