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Villages, once living a parched reality, are now lined with pucca roads, thousands of tube wells and expensive cars, all thanks to the Dewas model. Now there are more than 16,000 ponds spread across 60-80 acres of land in Dewas, with over 1000 farmers earning more than Rs. 25 lakhs a year.

“I have always sought to develop quality infrastructure which would allow students of government schools to compete with their private counterparts," says the officer who himself sends his daughter to a govt. school.

"I believe my action would prompt other government departments to be stricter in their actions against plastic use.”

Mentor to generations of civil servants, hero to the poor, father to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ⁠— #IAS officer BN Yugandhar was a man of true integrity who actively worked for the marginalised throughout his storied career. #Tribute #RIP

District Collector Sandeep Nanduri would frequently receive petitions for jobs from the differently-abled. Realising that it wasn't possible to provide government jobs to everyone, he decided to enable them to run their own venture!

“What kept me going with each attempt was the incremental success which I got with each exam I attempted. With that conviction I kept preparing,” he says.

"There is a common impression that eco-friendly products or initiatives are expensive. But, in the long run, the adverse impact of plastic on the environment is far more costly than any product whatsoever"

Remember 2015 UPSC topper Athar Aamir Khan from Jammu and Kashmir? He is now brewing a silent revolution against child marriage and revamping govt schools in Bhilwara!

From crushing rural poverty to the corridors of power, Rajesh Patil's struggles through life and overcoming them to taste success is an incredible account of hard work and persistence.

She plans to study BA and major in History, Political Science and Economics to become an IAS officer and make our world a better place.