From MBA to Village Sarpanch: Chhavi Rajawat's Vision for a Better Rural India
Currently serving as the village sarpanch of Soda Village in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, Chhavi Rajawat holds an MBA from Pune. She worked for several businesses after completing her graduate studies, including Airtel, Carlson Group of Hotels, and Times of India. Soon after, she realized that she had to act at the local level to improve the lives of those living in communities. She returned to her Rajasthani village and began collaborating closely with the locals to provide for their different basic needs. She worked to provide the populace with better amenities, including solar energy, decent roads, water, restrooms, and a bank. Actions Are Louder Than Words in Her Paradigm: Make Her More Believable (Source: Google Images) Left her MNC job to focus on developing rural India and got elected as Sarpanch of Soda Village, Rajasthan in 2010 ~ Her ongoing battle is to give the residents of Soda Village greater amenities. She has helped build over 40 roads and ensured that people always had access to clean drinking water. She has also worked hard to involve the community in the construction of village restrooms. She successfully convinced the soft drink companies to clean up the rivers they had contaminated, leading them to invest Rs 20 lakh in the cleanup efforts. Speaking about the development, she remarked, "In 1800 of the 1900 homes at Soda, bathrooms have been built. The only supply of drinking water in the village, a pond, required a soft drink firm to spend Rs 20 lakh to keep it clean. This was an appropriate and considerate move." Despite being an elected representative, Chhavi is not affiliated with any political party. She has provided a regular supply of drinking water to her village and facilitated the construction of more than 40 roads “If India continues to make progress at the same pace as it has for the past 65 years since independence, it just won’t be good enough. We’ll be failing people who dream about having water, electricity, toilets, schools, and jobs. I am convinced we can do it differently and do it faster,” Chhavi said in an interview with NDTV. Takeaway: Social Responsibility Never Gets Wasted ~ For you, what does social responsibility entail? Does that imply returning the favor? How about making your neighborhood a stronger place to live? You were right if your response to these questions was yes. The "obligation of management of an organization to make decisions and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interest of society" is known as social responsibility. Companies and enterprises who recognize the importance of social responsibility also know how it contributes to the survival of organizations, especially nonprofits, and people in need. In particular, professional sports teams and the majority of modern corporations need to be about more than just producing money. Working for a nonprofit organization has several benefits, including the opportunity to serve local communities and engage in social responsibility. Making a difference and acting morally may bring about a great deal of pride. One of the simplest and most satisfying things a person can do is to give back. It makes you feel good to be improving the local community's environment and enhancing the lives of young people!
