| 1. Shailbala Martin's appointment as an additional secretary in the Madhya Pradesh government's general administration department took place on January 25, 2022. |
| 2. She was elevated to the Indian Administrative Service from the State Civil Service in 2009. |
| 3. Shailbala Martin has served in different roles within the Madhya Pradesh government, such as Collector of Niwari and Municipal Corporation Commissioner of Burhanpur. |
| 4. In 2014, she was appointed as the additional director (administration) in the health department in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 5. In 2017, she was designated as the CEO of MP Interstate Transport Authority and Deputy Secretary, Planning and Economic Statistics, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 6. She joined the State Civil Service in 2009 before promotion to IAS. |
| 7. In 2019, she was posted as the Collector of Niwari and the Municipal Corporation Commissioner of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 8. Shailbala Martin met her husband, senior journalist Rakesh Pathak, during a television debate show in 2020, and they married in 2022. |
