| Hemchand Yadav | |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Baigapara, Durg, Madhya Pradesh, India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) |
| Death Place: | Delhi, India |
| Office: | Minister of Higher & Technical education, Science & Technology, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Successor: | Prem Prakash Pandey |
| Predecessor: | Ajay Chandrakar |
| Term Start: | 8 December 2008 |
| Term End: | 8 December 2013 |
| Office1: | Minister of Water Resources, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Successor1: | Brijmohan Agrawal |
| Predecessor1: | Dhanesh Patila |
| Term Start1: | 7 December 2003 |
| Term End1: | 8 December 2013 |
| Office2: | Minister of Transport, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Successor2: | Rajesh Munat |
| Term Start2: | 6 July 2004 |
| Term End2: | 8 December 2008 |
| Office3: | Minister of Food, Civil Supply, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Term Start3: | 6 July 2004 |
| Term End3: | 18 June 2005 |
| Office4: | Minister of Sports and Youth welfare, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Term Start4: | 7 December 2003 |
| Term End4: | 18 June 2005 |
| Office5: | Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Successor5: | Arun Vora |
| Constituency5: | Durg City |
| Term Start5: | 2000 |
| Term End5: | 2013 |
| Office6: | Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Predecessor6: | Arun Vora |
| Constituency6: | Durg |
| Term Start6: | 1998 |
| Term End6: | 2000 |
| Spouse: | Leela Yadav |
| Children: | 4 |
Hemchand Yadav (1 December 1958 - 11 April 2018) was an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was cabinet minister in Government of Chhattisgarh from 2003 to 2013.
Yadav was born to small farmer Ramlal Yadav in Durg. He married Leela Yadav on 9 March 1976 and they have four children, two sons and two daughter.In 1987, he became active in politics.
Yadav was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1998 from Durg Constituency by defeating his congress rival Arun Vora by a margin of 3,279. After creation of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, he contested 2003 assembly election and won by a huge of 22,573 and became Cabinet minister water resources, sports and youth welfare in Raman Singh's Cabinet.[1] [2] He held various portfolios such as Water resources, Sports and Youth welfare, Transport,[3] Food, Civil Supply, Higher & Technical education till 2013.Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya is named after him.
Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Durg