Bharuch, April 17th, 2008: Smt. Sudha Anchalia, Additional Chief Secretary, Gujarat Government  took charge as the Chairperson & Managing Director of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co. Ltd (GNFC) Bharuch on April 11, 2008. Earlier Smt. Sudha Anchalia was Additional Chief Secretary of Port & Transport. Smt. Sudha Anchalia brings with her over three decades of rich experience gained from manifold positions by virtue of her position as a Civil Service Professional.

A bright prospect right from her student days, Smt. Sudha Anchalia, an IAS officer of the 1972 batch, completed her Post Graduation (M.A.) from the department of Economics from University of Rajasthan and MD in Development Economics from Sussex University, UK. She has spearheaded Civil Services mission and assignments in various Public Sector Units and Government departments. Smt. Sudha Anchalia has a rich and varied experience of over 30 years in public service organizations, out of which few of the ones which deserve a mention are, Chairperson & Managing Director in Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation, Additional Chief Secretary, Port & Transport, Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Principal Secretary, Finance Dept. of Gujarat Government, Managing Director, National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation (NAFED), Delhi.

During her tenure as an Administrative Officer, Smt. Sudha Anchalia has also focused on various training programs on diverse topics like, Personnel & General administration, Agriculture & Cooperation, Science & Technology, Finance, Environment & Forests from reputed institutions like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Kolkata, IIFT Delhi, ASCI Hyderabad etc.,