IAS officer Simi Karan hails from Odisha and did her schooling in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. Her father used to work at Bhilai Steel Plant, while her mother was a teacher.
IAS officer Smita Sabharwal is popularly known as the people's officer. She has been posted in several places in Telangana, including Warangal, Visakhapatnam, Karimnagar, and Chittoor.