Ms. Sandhya Rani Kanneganti

Ms. Sandhya Rani Kanneganti, a 1987 batch Indian Postal Service officer, has held several key assignments with the Government of India and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, retiring as Member (Banking & DBT) of the Postal Services Board, Department of Posts. In this role, she shaped national policy on postal banking, coordinating with the Ministry of Finance and other ministries. She served on the Board of India Post Payment Bank, influencing policies for quality enhancement and expansion of services, and earlier worked as Chief Postmaster General, Telangana State. As Commissioner of School Education, Andhra Pradesh (2015–19), she spearheaded academic reforms and technology-driven initiatives, introducing digital classrooms, personalized learning systems, school information management, happiness curriculum, and governance improvements across government schools.

As Post Master General (Business Development & Mails) from 2010–14, she successfully implemented large-scale Direct Benefit Transfer schemes, disbursing pensions and NREGS wages to over 1.25 crore beneficiaries, and represented India at global forums such as the World Bank Spring Meetings on Digital Finance. From 2001–04, as Regional Project Director with the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), she implemented World Bank–funded poverty alleviation programs, scaling them across 22 districts and promoting rural insurance, crop coverage, and self-help groups. Between 2004–07, she was Social Development Adviser to the UK’s DFID, providing policy guidance and monitoring development projects in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. She has also consulted for the International Labour Organization on child labour and bonded labour eradication, working in multiple Indian states, and has delivered lectures at IIM Ahmedabad, LBSNAA, and other premier institutions. Widely recognized for her contributions to e-governance, social sector reform, and financial inclusion, she has published reports and presented at numerous national and international conferences.