Jalgaon district

Dr Ujjwal Chavan, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai, has run a massive water conservation initiative to rejuvenate the river and improve groundwater tables in several Maharashtra villages, including Dhamangaon, where he is originally from. His efforts have benefited around 30,000 farmers so far.

Instead of spending a lot of money on a grand wedding, this family in Maharastra has chosen to donate money to a village to build an RO plant.

Manisha Mahajan, a 26-year-old doctor in Patonda village of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra has developed a fully digitized primary health centre, which has 24X7 WiFi connection and advanced medical equipment. According to her, it is India's first digital PHC.