Jitendra Kumar Soni Explained

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

Life and career

Life

Soni obtained an M.A. in political science, philosophy and public policy and obtained his PhD in political science from Rajasthan University, Jaipur.^{[1] [2]}

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 Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar in 2016 for his work Rankhaar.^{[3] [4] [5]} He received the civilian lifesaving award Jeevan Raksha Padak for saving 8 lives.^{[6] [7] [8]} He has been selected in top 10 IAS officers by The Better India.^[9]

Career/ Posting

• Collector Jalore, Dr. Soni was district collector for Jalore district in Rajasthan in 2014, and initiated a programme for sanitation, education and health in the district through community involvement.^[10]
• By 2016, Dr. Soni had moved to Jhalawar district,^[11] where he served as collector and district magistrate until December 2018. 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.^[11]
• In December 2018, Dr. Soni was appointed project director for the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) of the Government of Rajasthan.^[12]
• It was announced on 4 July 2020, that he had been appointed the next collector of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.^[13] After posting as Nagaur district District collector, Dr. 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 directions of Chief Minister, Rajasthan to electrify 11,154 government schools of Rajasthan.^{[14] [15] [16]} Dr. 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.^{[17] [18] [19]} Dr. Soni started special campaign to make educational institutes tobacco free. This was appreciated by the Chief Minister and decision was made to roll it out in the whole state.^{[20] [21]}
• On 7 January 2022, Abhiyaan Silicosis Care of Nagaur district has been awarded the 24th National e-Governance Award in the category of 'Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation'. This award was presented to District Collector Dr. Jitendra Kumar Soni and his team in the 24th National Conference held in Hyderabad.
• It was announced on 16 January 2022, that he had been appointed as Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM) and Ex-Officio Joint Secretary to Government, Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department, Rajasthan.
• It was announced on 4 July 2022, that he had been appointed the next collector of Alwar district in Rajasthan.
• Dr. Soni has been awarded with "Rastrapati Nagrik Suraksha Padak" on August 15, 2022.
• It was announced on 15 May 2023, that he had been appointed Mission Director National Health Mission in Rajasthan along with Ex-Officio Special Secretary to Government, Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department, Rajasthan and Ex-Officio Trauma Commissioner, Rajasthan, Jaipur

Literary works

Books

• Okuhepa (OKHUEPA), Travelogue^[22]
• Bharkhama, Rajasthani Kahani Sangrah^[23]
• Regmal (Regmal (रेगमाल)), Hindi Poetry Collection
• Rankhaar , Rajasthani Poetry^[24]
• ADIOS, Dhai Aakhar Ki Dhai Kahaniyan, Hindi Short stories]
• Yadavri, Diary
• Umeedon Ke Chirag Hindi Poetry Collection

Books edited

• 48 Kadam
• Bhanai Ro Marag: Gandhi Ji Ra Bhashan Ar Lekh
• Kavita Paraspar, poetry collection^[25]
• Shabdon Ki Seep, poetry collection

Books translated

• म्हारे पांति रा पाना , Rajasthani translation of Punjabi book by Haribhajan Singh Renu
• देहरा माय आज ही उगै है आपन रूंख , Rajasthani translation of English short stories by Ruskin Bond
• Nirwana , Hindi translation of Punjabi novel written by Manmohan Singh

See also

• News: Mobile schools for nomadic tribes in Rajasthan's Jhalawar . Sachin . Saini . 2 August 2017 . . 8 July 2020.

External links

• Kavitakosh
• Kavishala_Talks
• List of Yuva Puraskar Winners for Rajasthan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yadav . Lalit . 2022-07-04 . अलवर जिले के नए कलेक्टर होंगे डॉ. जितेंन्द्र सोनी, जानिए इनके 5 सबसे अद्भुत कार्य . 2024-06-18 . The Alwar News . en-US.
2. Web site: एक सरकारी स्कूल में पढ़ा हिंदी मीडियम युवा बना देश का टॉप IAS, पढें कौन है यह शख्स? . 2024-06-18 . The End News . en.
3. Web site: Annual Report 2016-17 . 35 . Sahitya Akademi, National Academy of Letters . 7 July 2020 .
4. Web site: Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar 2016, Press Release- Annexure-A . Sahitya Akademi, National Academy of Letters . 16 June 2016 . 7 July 2020 .
5. Web site: Yuva Puraskar (2011–2019) . Sahitya Akademi, National Academy of Letters . 7 July 2020 .
6. Web site: Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards 2015. 25 January 2016. Jagran Josh. 25 January 2016.
7. Web site: Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak announced by President Pranab Mukherjee . Sify. 25 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191231052810/https://www.sify.com/news/jeevan-raksha-padak-awards-2015-announced-news-national-qbznKiacgdhfb.html. dead. 31 December 2019.
8. Web site: Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak 2015 Announced by President Pranab Mukherjee . in.news.yahoo.com. 25 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191219072452/https://in.news.yahoo.com/jeevan-raksha-padak-awards-2015-announced-071829620.html. dead. 19 December 2019.
9. Web site: IAS Officers Whose Amazing Initiatives Made 2019 Better. 31 December 2019. . 31 December 2019 .
10. News: Jalore attempts to shed 'backward' tag with community-based initiative . . 10 December 2014 . Sachin . Saini . 8 July 2020.
11. News: . Indore, Jhalawar, Kannur to be declared disabled-friendly, but are they really? . 2 December 2016 . Nida . Khan . Aabshar H . Quazi . Ramesh . Gupta . 8 July 2020.
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13. News: बदलाव / डाॅ. जितेंद्र कुमार साेनी नागाैर कलेक्टर व श्वेता धनखड़ होंगी पुलिस अधीक्षक . Transformation / Dr. Jitendra Kumar Soni will be Nagaur Collector and Shweta Dhankhar will be Superintendent of Police . 4 July 2020 . Dainik Bhaskar . 8 July 2020.
14. News: 16 March 2021. After acing learning outcomes, Nagaur now brings electricity to all rural schools. The Indian Express. 16 March 2021.
15. News: 12 February 2021. भागीदारी: एक आईएएस अधिकारी ने जन सहयोग से राजस्थान के नागौर ज़िले के 800 से ज़्यादा सरकारी स्कूलों में बिजली पहुंचाई. gaonconnection. 12 February 2021.
16. News: 2 March 2021. विशेष सामग्रीः- राजस्थान में रॉल मॉडल बना नागौर का अभियान उजास. Department of Information and Public Relation. 2 March 2021.
17. News: 6 February 2021. रास्ता खोलो अभियान ने नागौर जिले के सेंकडो किसानो को दी राहत. Rajasthan Patrika. 6 February 2021.
18. News: 24 September 2020. रास्ता खोलो अभियान में खुल रही खेत ढानी की राह. Rajasthan Patrika. 24 September 2020.
19. News: 1 November 2020. अवैध कब्जों पर कार्रवाई:रास्ता खोलो अभियान का 13वां चरण पूरा, जिले में रास्ते संबंधी 31 प्रकरण निस्तारित. Dainik Bhaskar. 1 November 2020.
20. News: 1 March 2021. अभियान का शुभारंभ:तंबाकू मुक्त विद्यालय के तहत चलाए जा रहे अभियान का कलेक्टर ने किया शुभारंभ. Dainik Bhaskar. 1 March 2021.
21. News: 1 March 2021. 'हमारा सपना तम्बाकू मुक्त हो नागौर अपना':जिले के स्कूलों-कार्यालयों में चलाया जा रहा एंटी टोबेको कैैम्पेन,ताकि संस्थान हों तम्बाकू मुक्त. Dainik Bhaskar. 1 March 2021.
22. Web site: Jaipur City : प्रकृति और जीवन की सुगंध समेटे 'ओकुहेपा' .
23. Web site: Bharkhama – Rajasthani Kahani Sangrah. 20 July 2012. kathesar.org.com. 20 July 2022.
24. Web site: Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar For Rajasthani Poetry. 30 June 2017. bestcurrentaffairs.com. 30 June 2017.
25. Web site: कविता परस्पर की कविताओं में झांकती है मन की जमीन पर लरजती संवेदनाएं. 30 September 2019. aajtak.intoday.in/. 30 September 2019.