Sheila Dikshit

Ms. Dikshit was sworn-in as Chief Minister for the second consecutive term of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi on 15th December, 2003. She has also been a leading figure in the movement for granting of equal rights to women. She represented India on the U.N. Commission on Status of Women for five years (1984 - 89). She is also the Secretary of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. The trust has come to play a leading role in promotion of international understanding. It presents the Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament and Development and Organises conferences on issues of the global concern.