Neeru Yadav
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Neeru Yadav | |
|---|---|
 Neeru Yadav at the Garbage Free Marriage Functions Campaign in 2022 | |
| Sarpanch | |
| Preceded by | Er Ashok Yadav, Sheetal Kansara[citation needed] |
| Constituency | Jhunjhunu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1989/1990 (age 34–35)[1] Rajasthan[citation needed] |
| Political party | BJP[2] |
| Residence | Rajasthan |
Neeru Yadav is an Indian social worker and sarpanch from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.[3] She is known as Hockey Wali Sarpanch because of her contributions to hockey in her village.[4][5][6][7]
Early life and political career[edit]
Neeru Yadav is from a family of teachers from Haryana. She graduated in Mathematics and pursuing her post-graduation in Geography.[8] She married Ashok, an engineer in Jhunjhunu, and was inspired to run for election by his grandfather who had earlier stood for the sarpanch election.[1] In October 2020, she was elected as sarpanch of Lambi Ahir village, Buhana tehsil.[2][1][9][10]
Yadav helped train 10 girls of her village under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), and got them employed in multinational companies.[2][11]
She established an FPO (Farmer Producers Organisation), Sachhi Saheli Mahila Agro Producer Company Limited with the help of SIIRD (The Society of Indian Institute of Rural Development) in association with NABARD.[12] This FPO is the 15th launched by NABARD. The company has 300 members, and Yadav is the head of the Board of Directors of the company. The FPO sold 80,000 kg of mustard and generated revenue of ₹50 lakh.[5][13][14]
She is the women’s convener of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Jan Aakrosh Yatra activity for the Surajgarh Assembly constituency.[2]
She was felicitated by the state government's Education Department for developing the government school building and other infrastructure in her village.[2][8][15]
In 2023, she was invited as a chief guest at Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune.[16] She has also reached the hot seat of the Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) of the 15th season as the chief guest.[17][18]
Hockey[edit]
Yadav got the Hockey Wali Sarpanch moniker through her activities in the area of hockey in her village. She organized a batch of girls and facilitated in their training and participation in the first edition of the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games. The Lambi Ahir team won the block level and played at the district level. She had the team train at the grounds of Singhania University at a nearby village earlier and helped develop a playground in her village later.[2][1][19]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mandakini Shalya (23 June 2023). "'Hockeywali sarpanch' leads young women in Rajasthan village dribble past convention". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Rajasthan Sarpanch hailed for her women empowerment initiatives". The Hindu. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ "शादियों में होने वाले खाने की बर्बादी के खिलाफ छेड़ी मुहिम, जानें- कौन हैं 'हॉकी वाली सरपंच'". ABP News (in हिन्दी). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ "Neeru Yadav: जानें कौन हैं 'हॉकी वाली सरपंच', जिनके काम की अमिताभ बच्चन ने भी की तारीफ". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "'Hockey Wali Sarpanch' inks pact with NABARD to strengthen farmers". Livemint. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ "नारी शक्ति की जीती जागती मिसाल हैं 'हॉकी वाली सरपंच' नीरू यादव, ऐसे संवार रहीं पंचायत का भविष्य | Neeru Yadav the 'Hockey wali Sarpanch' of Rajasthan". Rajasthan Patrika (in हिन्दी). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ "Rajasthan's Sarpanch initiates the 'Garbage Free Marriage Functions' Campaign|Neeru Yadav the 'Hockey wali Sarpanch' of Rajasthan". Asian News International (in हिन्दी). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Hockey Wali Sarpanch: Meet Neeru Yadav, who is breaking stereotypes with her pathbreaking work as village head in Rajasthan". MSN. The Free Press Journal. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-07-03.[dead link]
- ↑ ""Hockey Wali Sarpanch" Neeru Yadav Contributes Her Two-Year Honorarium For Rural Development". Outlook (Indian magazine). 2023-02-06.
- ↑ "Who is Neeru Yadav? 'Hockey Wali Sarpanch' Who Transformed Village With Her Incredible Ideas". The Better India. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ Sharma, Bhola. "Rajasthan की 'हॉकी वाली सरपंच': अपनी 'तनख्वाह' से बना डाली 'विमेंस टीम'". News24 Hindi (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ "'Hockey Wali Sarpanch' inks pact with NABARD to strengthen farmers in Rajasthans village". MyInd.net. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ The Hindu Bureau (20 May 2023). "FPO in Rajasthan village generates revenue worth ₹50 lakh within few months of inception". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ↑ "FPO in Rajasthan village generates revenue worth ₹50 lakh within few months of inception". The Hindu. 2023-05-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ "Neeru Yadav, The "Hockey wali Sarpanch": A Dynamic Leader Igniting Change and Development in Rural Rajasthan". Lokmat Times. 2023-05-25.
- ↑ "'Hockey wali sarpanch' Neeru Yadav as chief guest at MIT University". India Today. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ "Amitabh Bachchan played hockey with Neeru Yadav on the sets of KBC". Financial Express. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ↑ "Kaun Banega Crorepati 15: Amitabh Bachchan played hockey with Neeru Yadav on the sets of the show". The Times of India. 2023-09-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ↑ Asnani, Rajesh (19 March 2023). "Giving wings to their dreams: Rajasthan's village trains girls to score on hockey fields". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
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