Jitendra Kumar Soni: Difference between revisions

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'''Jitendra Kumar Soni''' (29 November 1981) is an Indian civil servant, a Rajasthani and Hindi writer and translator.

Soni obtained an M.A. in [[political science]], [[philosophy]] and [[public policy]] and obtained his Ph.D. in [[political science]] from [[Rajasthan University]], [[Jaipur]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Soni was district collector for [[Jalore district]] in [[Rajasthan]] in 2014, and initiated a programme to sanitation, education and health in the district through community involvement.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-st-jaipur/20141210/281629598604278 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=10 December 2014 |first1=Sachin |last1=Saini |title=Jalore attempts to shed 'backward' tag with community-based initiative |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref>  By 2016, Soni had moved to [[Jhalawar district]],<ref name=HT02Dec16>{{cite news |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tale-of-3-cities-disabled-friendly-tag-ahead-but-work-remains/story-BzooGbx4iToTHwDB52H7MK.html |title=Indore, Jhalawar, Kannur to be declared disabled-friendly, but are they really? |date=2 December 2016 |first1=Nida |last1=Khan |first2=Aabshar H |last2=Quazi |first3=Ramesh |last3=Gupta |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> where he served as collector and district magistrate until December 2018.<ref name=Transfer31Dec18/> Soni initiated a campaign to improve access for disabled people in Jhalawar district; ramps and railings were made mandatory in new government buildings; in December 2016, he said that the district planned to start kiosks for disabled people in old government buildings where there was insufficient space for improving disabled access.<ref name=HT02Dec16/> In December 2018, Soni was appointed project director for the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) of the [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref name=Transfer31Dec18>{{Citation | url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/jitendra-kumar-soni-ias-transferred-as-project-director-rajasthan-urban-infrastructure-development-project-jaipur/ |title = Jitendra Kumar Soni IAS transferred as Project Director - Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project, Jaipur |work=Indian Bureaucracy |date = 31 December 2018 |access-date=8 July 2020}}<br />{{citation |url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/71-ias-transferred-in-rajasthan-indian-bureaucracy-news/ |title=71 IAS transferred in Rajasthan, Indian Bureaucracy News |date=27 December 2018 |access-date=8 July 2020 |work=Indian Bureaucracy}}</ref> It was announced on 4 July 2020 that he had been appointed the next collector of [[Nagaur district]] in Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/nagaur/news/dr-jitendra-kumar-saini-nagair-collector-and-shweta-dhankhar-will-be-superintendents-of-police-127474060.html |title=बदलाव / डाॅ. जितेंद्र कुमार साेनी नागाैर कलेक्टर व श्वेता धनखड़ होंगी पुलिस अधीक्षक |trans-title=Transformation / Dr. Jitendra Kumar Soni will be Nagaur Collector and Shweta Dhankhar will be Superintendent of Police |date=4 July 2020 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> After posting in [[Nagaur district|Nagaur District]] District collector, Soni initiated ‘Abhiyaan Ujaas’ to electrify nearly 1000 non-electrified government schools  with help of local donators and CSR funds. This model is being replicated in whole Rajasthan as per direction of Chief Minister Rajasthan to electrify 11,154 government schools of Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 March 2021|title=After acing learning outcomes, Nagaur now brings electricity to all rural schools|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/after-acing-learning-outcomes-nagaur-now-brings-electricity-to-all-rural-schools-7229992/|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=12 February 2021|title=भागीदारी: एक आईएएस अधिकारी ने जन सहयोग से राजस्थान के नागौर ज़िले के 800 से ज़्यादा सरकारी स्कूलों में बिजली पहुंचाई|work=gaonconnection|url=https://www.gaonconnection.com/badalta-india/an-ias-officer-dm-dr-jitendra-soni-with-the-help-of-public-transported-electricity-to-more-than-800-government-schools-in-nagaur-district-of-rajasthan-48761|access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2 March 2021|title=विशेष सामग्रीः- राजस्थान में रॉल मॉडल बना नागौर का अभियान उजास|work=Department of Information and Public Relation|url=http://www.dipr.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dipr/en/news-detail.224988.html|access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> Soni took an initiative  “Rasta Kholo Abhiyaan” to remove encroachments and provide ways to farmers to access their agricultural lands. More than four thousands such ways or Rasta were made accessible, encroachment free and recorded.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 February 2021|title=रास्ता खोलो अभियान ने नागौर जिले के सेंकडो किसानो को दी राहत|work=Rajasthan Patrika|url=https://www.patrika.com/nagaur-news/rasta-kholo-abhiyan-gave-relief-to-hundreds-of-farmers-of-nagaur-6673804/|access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=24 September 2020|title=रास्ता खोलो अभियान में खुल रही खेत ढानी की राह|work=Rajasthan Patrika|url=https://www.patrika.com/nagaur-news/rasta-kholo-campaign-in-nagaur-270-case-released-in-eight-stages-6420076/|access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1 November 2020|title=अवैध कब्जों पर कार्रवाई:रास्ता खोलो अभियान का 13वां चरण पूरा, जिले में रास्ते संबंधी 31 प्रकरण निस्तारित|work=Dainik Bhaskar|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/nagaur/news/open-the-way-for-the-13th-phase-of-the-campaign-31-cases-related-to-the-way-in-the-district-127844967.html|access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref> Soni started special campaign to make educational institute tobacco free. This was appreciated by chief minister and decision was made to roll out in whole state.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 March 2021|title=अभियान का शुभारंभ:तंबाकू मुक्त विद्यालय के तहत चलाए जा रहे अभियान का कलेक्टर ने किया शुभारंभ|work=Dainik Bhaskar|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/nagaur/khiwsar/news/collector-started-the-campaign-being-run-under-tobacco-free-school-128293798.html|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1 March 2021|title='हमारा सपना तम्बाकू मुक्त हो नागौर अपना':जिले के स्कूलों-कार्यालयों में चलाया जा रहा एंटी टोबेको कैैम्पेन,ताकि संस्थान हों तम्बाकू मुक्त|work=Dainik Bhaskar|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/nagaur/news/anti-tobacco-campane-being-run-in-schools-and-offices-of-the-district-campaign-to-make-government-institutions-tobacco-free-campus-128289016.html|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>

He writes in multiple languages including Hindi, Punjabi, and Rajasthani. He has published more than 10 novels, short stories, and collections. He was awarded the [[Yuva Puraskar|Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar]] in 2016 for his work ''Rankhaar''.<ref>{{cite web | title =Annual Report 2016-17 |page=35 |work = Sahitya Akademi, National Academy of Letters |access-date=7 July 2020 | url = http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/pdf/AR-2016-17(1).pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar 2016, Press Release- Annexure-A |work = Sahitya Akademi, National Academy of Letters |date=16 June 2016 |access-date=7 July 2020 | url = http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/yuvapuraskar-2016.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title =Yuva Puraskar (2011-2019) | work = Sahitya Akademi, National Academy of Letters | access-date =7 July 2020 | url = http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp}}</ref> He received the civilian lifesaving award [[Jeevan Raksha Padak]] for saving 8 lives.<ref>{{citation | title = Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards – 2015 announced  |date=25 January 2016 |work = Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date =7 July 2020 | url = https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135762}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards 2015| date = 25 January 2016| publisher = Jagran Josh| access-date = 2016-01-25| url = https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/jeevan-raksha-padak-awards-2015-announced-1453717402-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak announced by President Pranab Mukherjee | publisher = Sify.com| access-date =25 January 2016 |url = https://www.sify.com/news/jeevan-raksha-padak-awards-2015-announced-news-national-qbznKiacgdhfb.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191231052810/https://www.sify.com/news/jeevan-raksha-padak-awards-2015-announced-news-national-qbznKiacgdhfb.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 31 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak 2015 Announced by President Pranab Mukherjee | publisher = in.news.yahoo.com| access-date =25 January 2016 | url = https://in.news.yahoo.com/jeevan-raksha-padak-awards-2015-announced-071829620.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191219072452/https://in.news.yahoo.com/jeevan-raksha-padak-awards-2015-announced-071829620.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 19 December 2019}}</ref> He has been selected in top 10 IAS officers by [[The Better India]].<ref>{{cite web| title = IAS Officers Whose Amazing Initiatives Made 2019 Better| date =31 December 2019| publisher =[[The Better India]] |access-date = 31 December 2019 | url = https://www.thebetterindia.com/208000/ias-hero-uttar-pradesh-best-of-2019-initiatives-india-scheme-changemaker/}}</ref>