Who is the first woman engine driver in India?
Political ScienceClass 7AllAnswered 12 Apr 2026
Answer
Generally driving was meant only by men due to the hard nature of the work, but that trend has been by 27 year-old Laxmi Lakra, from a poor tribal family in Jharkhand. She is the first women engine driver for Northern Railways.
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