Kanta Tyagi
Kanta Tyagi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Known for | Kasturba Vanvasi Kanya Ashram |
| Awards | Padma Shri Janaki Devi Bajaj Award |
Kanta Tyagi is an Indian social worker and the director of the Kasturba Vanvasi Kanya Ashram, a
Sardar Sarovar Project, a part of the Narmada Control Authority (NCA).[4] She received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India in 1998 for her services to the rural community.[5] She is also a recipient of the Janaki Devi Bajaj Award (2002) of the Indian Merchants Chambers Ladies’ Wing.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jankidevi Bajaj Puraskar for Kanta Tyagi". The Tribune. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "MP's Kanta Tyagi wins Jankidevi Bajaj Puraskar". Economic Times. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Smt. Kanta Tyagi, Pratinidhi, Kasturba Trust, Niwali branch – I.M.C. Ladies Wing felicitated by Janki Devi Bajaj Award". Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust. 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Resettlement and Rehabilitation Subgroup". Narmada Control Authority. 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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