The ‘Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year’ Award

Transforming His District, IAS Officer Built Science Parks & 75 Sports Complexes for Rural Kids Inspired by a visit to Nagpur’s open science parks, IAS officer Vivek Johnson took it upon himself to build such amenities for the students of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra with hopes of instilling a love for science and play in them. Here’s his journey. He was bestowed with the ‘Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year’ award in the ‘IAS Promising’ category. We sat down with the IAS officer to learn more about his exceptional initiatives.

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