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{{For|the Jharkhand education minister|Neera Yadav (politician)}}
'''Neera Yadav''', originally from [[Bulandshahr]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], studied at [[Welham Girls' School]], [[Dehradun]]. She was an officer of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS). She was part of the 1971 batch of service graduates. She is married to Mahendra Singh Yadav, an officer of the [[Indian Police Service]] who later resigned from the service to pursue his political career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Neera-Yadav-Once-the-Noida-authority/721781/|title=Neera Yadav: Once the Noida authority|publisher=[[Indian Express Group]]|date=8 December 2010|accessdate=8 December 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010223742/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Neera-Yadav-Once-the-Noida-authority/721781/|archivedate=10 October 2012}}</ref>

She has been posted at different positions in the bureaucracy in Uttar Pradesh. She shot into fame as district magistrate of Jaunpur district during flood crisis for her daring rescue operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mobile.in.msn.com/en-in/national/articles.aspx?aid=4672469&afid=-1|title="Most corrupt IAS officer" sentenced, breaks down|publisher=[[The Indian Express]] - via - [[MSN Mobile]]|accessdate=8 December 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714123646/http://news.mobile.in.msn.com/en-in/national/articles.aspx?aid=4672469&afid=-1|archivedate=14 July 2011}}</ref> But later she was selected among the top three most corrupt IAS officers of Uttar Pradesh in a voting done by her own colleagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/302151/UP-ex-chief-secy-Neera-Yadav-Flex-chief-get-4-yr-term-for-graft.html|title=UP ex-chief secy Neera Yadav, Flex chief get 4-yr term for graft|publisher=[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)|The Pioneer]]|date=8 December 2010|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/jan/15up.htm|title=Neera Yadav's largesse benefited politicians of all hues|publisher=[[Rediff]]|date=1996|first=Sharat|last=Pradhan|accessdate=5 November 2018}}</ref> She was appointed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, later resigning the position after a decision by the [[Supreme Court of India]], thus becoming the second IAS officer in succession after Akhand Pratap Singh to have done so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_mulayam-honours-sc-verdict-neera-yadav-goes_4761|title=Mulayam honours SC verdict, Neera Yadav goes|publisher=[[D N A - Daily News And Analysis]]|date=6 October 2005|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-110861904.html|title=UP Chief Secretary resigns.|publisher=[[The Press Trust of India]]|date=3 December 2003|accessdate=8 December 2010}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{subscription required|via=HighBeam}}</ref>

Post retirement, she joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2009 but resigned after Media questions over the decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/former-uttar-pradesh-chief-secretary-husband-join-bjp_100172866.html|title=Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary, husband join BJP|publisher=Thaindian News|date=29 March 2009|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cong-slams-bjp-for-inducting-corrupt-exias-officer/89210-37.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013220754/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cong-slams-bjp-for-inducting-corrupt-exias-officer/89210-37.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2012|title=Cong slams BJP for inducting corrupt ex-IAS officer|publisher=[[Network 18]]|date=1 April 2009|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wn.com/Inducting_Neera_was_a_mistake_BJP_leader|title=Inducting Neera Was A Mistake Bjp Leader|publisher=[[World News Network|World News]]|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref>

In December 2010 Yadav was sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment after being convicted of misusing her official position as IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh to fraudulently allot land in [[Noida]] to Flex Industries, owned by industrialist [[Ashok Chaturvedi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-07/india/28241389_1_neera-yadav-chief-secy-allotment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104035109/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-07/india/28241389_1_neera-yadav-chief-secy-allotment|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|title=Land allotment case: Ex-UP chief secy Neera Yadav gets 4 years in jail|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 December 2010|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_ex-uttar-pradesh-chief-secretary-neera-yadav-jailed-for-land-scam_1477868|title=Ex-Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Neera Yadav jailed for land scam|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=7 December 2010|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.dailypioneer.com/ThePioneer/Pioneer/2010/12/08/ArticleHtmls/08_12_2010_001_031.shtml|title=UP ex-chief secy Neera Yadav, Flex chief get 4-yr term for graft|publisher=[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)|The Pioneer]]|accessdate=8 December 2010}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On 20 November 2012 a special CBI court sentenced Neera Yadav to 3 years' imprisonment in the Noida plot scam that happened in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-neera-yadav-gets-3-years-in-jail-1767284 | title=Neera Yadav gets 3 years in jail | date=21 November 2012 | publisher=DNA | accessdate=5 November 2018 }}</ref>

On 2 August 2017 the [[Supreme Court of India]] sentenced Neera Yadav to two years' imprisonment in the Noida land allotment scam.<ref>{{cite news|title=Noida land allotment scam: Supreme Court sentences Neera Yadav and Rajiv Kumar to two years' imprisonment|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/noida-land-allotment-scam-supreme-court-sentences-neera-yadav-and-rajiv-kumar-to-two-years-imprisonment-4778471/|accessdate=2 August 2017|agency=The Indian Express|date=2 August 2017}}</ref>

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