In a grand and heartfelt send-off, IAS officer Sanskriti Jain was honoured in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district before leaving for her new posting in Bhopal. Carried on a golden palanquin by her staff and colleagues, Jain, accompanied by her two young daughters, was celebrated amid music and cheers during the farewell ceremony. The event marked the official handover to Seoni’s new collector, Sheetala Patle, while bidding adieu to Jain, who has now taken charge as commissioner of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation. A video capturing the vibrant ceremony has since gone viral on social media. Watch the video: An MP IAS officer Sanskriti Jain, Collector Seoni,was given a unique farewell by her staff. Unheard of before. Many officers hv been popular during their postings owing to people-oriented works & honesty, yet this was something new. Let more officers be like her.@IASassociation pic.twitter.com/wsebdt9ELw — Abhilash Khandekar (@Abhikhandekar1) October 5, 2025 According to India Today, during her 15-month tenure as Seoni Collector, Jain was recognised for several impactful initiatives. She merged the Ladli Behan Scheme with the Atal Pension Yojana and supported primary schools by providing desks and benches through community participation programmes. Her time in office was widely lauded for promoting grassroots inclusion and prioritising public welfare. Born on 14 February 1989 in Srinagar, Jain grew up in a family with a strong Air Force background—her father a fighter pilot and her mother serving in the medical division. Frequent transfers meant she attended six different schools across India. A BITS Pilani (Goa campus) graduate, Jain initially considered pursuing a PhD. However, on a friend’s suggestion, she sat for the UPSC Civil Services Examination and cleared it on her first attempt, as per India Today reports. She earned a position in the IRS on her second attempt and finally joined the IAS in her third attempt, securing an impressive All-India Rank of 11 in 2014. Since joining the 2015-batch of the IAS in the Madhya Pradesh cadre, Sanskriti Jain has held several key administrative roles, including commissioner of Rewa Municipal Corporation, additional collector of Satna, SDM of Mauganj, and CEO of the district panchayats in Alirajpur and Narmadapuram.
