Shrikshetra Samman award presented

Yogamaya Acharya, president of Neyveli Ladies Club, honoured

May 18, 2017 07:24 am | Updated 07:24 am IST - PUDUCHERRY

PUDUCHERRY, 17/05/2017,  Yogamaya Acharya, presented with the Srikshetra Samman by Damodar Rout, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Government of Odisha at Puri, Odisha.
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PUDUCHERRY, 17/05/2017, Yogamaya Acharya, presented with the Srikshetra Samman by Damodar Rout, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Government of Odisha at Puri, Odisha.
 Photo: Special Arrangement

Yogamaya Acharya, president of Neyveli Ladies Club, has been conferred the Shrikshetra Samman for her stellar contributions to social and community welfare works, specifically for women empowerment, education and care of underprivileged children and rural poor.

The award, instituted by the Shree Shrikshetra Soochana, was presented to her by Damodar Rout, Minister for Agriculuture and Fisheries, Government of Odisha during the recent Krishi Mela in Puri. A. V. Swamy, Rajya Sabha MP, S. K. Pattanayak, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Kulmani Biswal, Director (Finance) NTPC Ltd., New Delhi and Jitendra Haripal, folk singer also participated. Hailing from Puri, Odisha, Ms. Acharya, spouse of NLC India CMD S. K. Acharya, also leads the Sneha Opportunity Services.

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