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- C.B. Muttamma was the first woman in India to join IFS.
- Got education in difficult circumstances, won three gold medals from Madras.
- Worked on the condition of leaving job on marriage, then raised voice.
- Represented India in Paris, Rangoon, London and Hungary.
Today, when girls are progressing in every field, this path has not become easy just like that. Behind this are the stories of some women who broke the walls at a time when it was considered almost impossible for women to reach big government positions. One such name is C.B. Muttamma. She was the first woman in India to pass the civil services examination and the first woman to join the Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
C.B. Muttamma was born on 24 January 1924 in Virajpet (Coorg), Karnataka. Her father was an officer in the forest department, but when Muttamma was just nine years old, her father passed away. The responsibility of the family fell on his mother. Despite difficult circumstances, his mother never compromised on her children’s education.
Muttamma studied at St. Joseph’s Girls School, Madikeri. Later, she graduated from Women’s Christian College, Chennai, where she received three gold medals. After this he did MA in English Literature from Presidency College.
When will you pass the exam?
In the year 1948, he appeared for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. At that time very few women appeared for this examination. But Muttamma not only passed the exam but also secured excellent rank. In 1949, he joined the Indian Foreign Service and created history. She became the first woman in India to enter the IFS.
condition of leaving job on marriage
It sounds strange to hear this today, but at that time Muttamma was made to sign a paper. It was written in that paper that after marriage she would have to leave her job. This reflects the thinking of that period. But Muttamma did not let this become her weakness. Later, he also raised his voice against this discrimination.
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Where was the first posting?
After joining IFS, his first posting was in the Indian Embassy in Paris. After this he worked in different departments of the Ministry of External Affairs in Rangoon, London and Delhi. She continued to represent India in many countries of Asia, Europe and Africa.
How much salary did you get?
In the early 1950s, an IFS officer used to get a salary of around Rs 350 per month. Along with this, an allowance of about Rs 90 was given. In the year 1970, he was appointed India’s Ambassador to Hungary. This was another historic moment. She was the first woman to become an ambassador from within the Indian Foreign Service. Later he also represented India as High Commissioner in Accra, Ghana and The Hague, Netherlands.
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