STATE’S FIRST WOMAN DC

In 1995, Mahajan was the first woman to be posted as deputy commissioner in Punjab. She was posted as DC, Ropar, where she carried out ‘Total Literacy Campaign’, for which the district got National Literacy Award for best performance in the country. She served in various capacities, including MD, PIDB, and as the first director, disinvestment. She was appointed as chief administrator of the new Anandpur Sahib Development Authority in 1997, and also CEO, Anandpur Sahib Foundation. She served as chairman of the celebrations committee for the 550 year celebrations of Guru Nanak in 2019. Recently, she was additional chief secretary, investment promotion, industries and commerce and governance reforms .