BETTER GOVERNANCE FOR RURAL TRANSFORMATION

Chhavi Rajawat, an MBA graduate from Pune, was motivated to contest Panchayat election, by the poor state of infrastructure in her village, Soda. She found that development was eluding her village despite availability of funds due to the disconnect between the Panchayat and district Govt. She also shared the challenges faced by her as a young woman Sarpanch in patriarchal Rajasthan. After taking over as Sarpanch, she solved many problems of the village, e.g., desilting of water reservoir, rain water harvesting, creating toilet facilities etc. She called upon the private sector to educate rural children and youth. She highlighted the need for collaboration between villagers, private sector and government to solve the problems of Indian villages.

Chhavi Rajawat

Sarpanch, Soda Village, Rajasthan