Parikipandla Narahari
| Parikipandla Narahari | |
|---|---|
 P. Narahari at his Gwalior Office | |
| Born |
1 March 1975 Karimnagar, Telangana |
| Residence | Gandhi Road, Gwalior |
| Education | B. E. in Production Engineering and M.A. in Economics |
| Alma mater | Osmania University (Vasavi College of Engineering) and Bhoj University |
| Occupation | District collector - Indore |
| Spouse(s) | S. B. Gita Narahari |
| Children | Two |
Parikipandla Narahari (born 1 March 1975) is an Indian civil servant employed by the Indian Administrative Services and a writer.[1] According to Tehelka, Narahari, in his capacity as District Collector of Gwalior, is one of India's few civil servants who are using websites like Twitter and Facebook to interact with citizenry to solve their problems. The issues citizens of Gwalior raise on Narahari's wall are automatically directed to concerned departments.[2][3]
Narahari has written two books, Who Owns Mhow? and The Making of Ladli Laxmi Yojna. The latter concerns the Ladli Laxmi Yojana initiative of the Government of Madhya Pradesh.[4] At present he is District Collector of Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Career
Narahari studied mechanical engineering at Osmania University and was selected to work with Indian Engineering Services in 1999. He completed his schooling from India Mission Secondary School, Basantnagar. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 2001.[1]
He made Gwalior District 95% barrier-free in two years to help persons with disabilities, senior citizens, women easily access public spaces. Thus making Gwalior an example for other cities in India as reported by Satyamev Jayate.[5][6]
Awards
- 2005: Crisil Award 2005 for Excellence in Municipal Initiatives, as Municipal Commissioner Indore.[4]
- 2011: Dainik Bhaskar Group's India Pride Awards, in the category of Impact Creator-Civil Servant.[4]
- 2013: award from the Internet and Mobile Association of India for his efforts relating to use of social networks to engage citizens.[2][7]
- 2014: Awarded by Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of IT under category "Best project implemented through innovative use of Information Technology" of project Hamari Ladli[8]
- 2014: Awarded by India Book of Records for organizing a tree plantation event in which 1,33,000 plants were sowed in one day[9]
- 2014: Received Manthan Award for usage of Active Tracker Device to eliminate female foeticide under Save Girls campaign.[10]
- 2014: Received National Award for "Empowerment of Persons with Diabilities" by President Pranab Mukherjee for creation of barrier-free environment for the persons with disabilities in Gwalior district.[11][12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Complete Biodata". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ghoshal, Shonali (2013-03-02). "Gwalior’s Game Changer". Tehelka.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ Nichenametla, Prasad (2012-10-16). "Got a complaint? Poke Gwalior collector on Facebook". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "P. NARAHARI (IAS 2001 Batch Madhya Pradesh Cadre)". www.hamariladli.org. Office of the District Magistrate, Gwalior and Competent Authority Pre conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques, Gwalior. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ "MUMKIN HAI". Satyamev Jayate. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "ACCESSIBLE GWALIOR". Satyamev Jayate. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "Gwalior Collector got the Award on Best use of Social Networking Sites". Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of IT. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Category 3 : The best project implemented through Innovative use of Information Technology". Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of IT. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Category 3 : The best project implemented through Innovative use of Information Technology". India Book of Records. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "e-Health". Manthan Award. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "President awards Gwalior collector for helping disabled". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "P narhari got national award for special work for physically challenged". Patrika. Retrieved 7 December 2014.