RANJEETA’S FOOT STEPS TOWARDS CONSTRUCTIVE SOCIAL CHANGES
Ranjeeta Priyadarshini is a change maker as well as a Social Entrepreneur. She Left her Job and Started the Campaign “Paid Period leave” for the benefit of all women Employees. She started her career as an Engineer and a HR Welfare officer now turned to be a Lawyer. On 24th January 2024 , Ranjeeta g o t felicitated for Gender Mainstreaming in BANGKOK ,Thailand byDr. Rinchen Chophel (Vice President OF United Nations CRC , Geneva Director General ), H.E George Mkondiwa ( Former Ambassador Of Malawi To USA, High Commissioner Of Malawi To India) , Jeab Chantrasmis ( Secretary TO Prime Minister Of Thailand ,Director Of Foreign Affairs Thailand ) .On April 27, 2024 Ranjeeta received Women Employees Protagonist Award for # Paid Period leave campaign in Nepal Tourism Board, Kathmandu conferred by the former Dy. Prime Minister of Nepal Ms. Sujata Koirala and Vice-chairman of UN CRC Dr. Rinchen Chophel. On October 14, 2023 Ranjeeta's Journey on Fighting for Paid Period Leave for all women workers a book is written , which is "Story Of a Young Woman Changemaker Paid Period Leave Companion to Female Workers Ranjeeta Priyadarshini " Written by Pradeep Kumar Singh of Uttar Pradesh and Published By EvincePub Publishing was Launched By Bollywood Actress Ameesha Patel in Bengaluru Karnataka . On Dt. 16/12/2023 Ranjeeta felicitated by HR Bharat Forum which is organized by HR National Conference and NTPC in New Delhi as Champion Of women Employees. On Dt.08/01/2023 , 09/01/2023 , 12/01/2023 Ranjeeta's International Radio interview is aired in WINGS Radio , Radio4all ,101.5 UMFM Radio Winnipeg,CKCU FM 93.1 Ottawa in CANADA and KKFI 90.1 FM Radio in Kansas City USA for Paid Period Leave Campaign , Also 2 Pakistan media which is IG News (May 29th ,2022) and SEXI News (May 28th , 2022) , Period Media Netherland (28th December 2022) which covered news of Ranjeeta's campaign #paidperiodleave . On 2023 on the occasion of International Women's Day paid period Leave campaign story of Ranjeeta is also aired in 94.1 KPFA Radio in CA, US .On Dt. 13th March 2023 Ranjeeta's Campaign Paid Period Leave got support by MLA Er. Lalan Kumar and the Hon’ble MLA raised the topic in Bihar Assembly for private Women Employees . On World Menstruation Day (28th May) 2022 and Up to 5 days her two stories regarding Paid Period Leave from India is top stories in Google with Washington post and Spain News. She is the petitioner and campaign founder of #paid period leave for all women workers of India . The fact that this has come in to being is basically a result of not only Ranjeeta's personal and unavoidable natural monthly problem but also is based on the experiences of innumerable similar experiences of other working women about whom she learnt through discussions .Till now due to Ranjeeta 29 Establishments implemented #PaidPeriodLeave for their women employees in India and The Establishments are Avancar Group Delhi , Rajasthan Herbal International Pvt. Ltd. - Jhunjhunu , Rajasthan , Mosso Vision Pvt. Ltd. Delhi, Kanyadaan Foundation Delhi , Roots To Bloom Lucknow , Little Millennium Preschool Kursi Road Lucknow , Abhisha Pad Manufacturing Company Uttar Pradesh , Abhisha Foundation Uttar Pradesh , Siba Hotel Sambalpur Odisha , Siba Medicine Wholesaler Sambalpur Odisha , Hotel Esha Palace , Puri Odisha , Sakshi Handloom Sambalpur Odisha and Delhi , Payoda Diary Farms and Food Products Haryana ,Videntur Executors Pvt Ltd Odisha , Innov Stuff , Zilla Parayavaran Sudhar Samiti Rajasthan , SN Style Loft , Fiestro Holidays PVT. LTD , DataCube Softech Pvt Ltd , Quizophy Pvt Ltd , Occanger Infotech , Ramswaroop Ceramics Marks RSC , CSNR , Kagaz Foundation , Skawin Medical and Health care service , Innoblitz Technology , Lok media Chhattisgarh . And 2 International Establishments implemented paid period leave: German Institute Of Professional Studies Kenya , 3R Mobile (Pvt) Ltd Srilanka . Till now in this campaign , she has received useful support from more than 33 international organisations. Her story has been covered by almost all the reputed National as well as State Media like print, electronic as well as digital. She has had no shortage of appreciation and accolades that have been pouring in regularly through various sources from around the globe. She is also the founder of MAHILA VAKIL which extends legal aid to all women who can't afford the necessary charges of long run legal procedures.She is also the Campaign founder and Petitioner of Gender Equality in the police Force. In this Campaign she has been demanding Equality of Gender in Police Department as well as for the recruitment of Transgenders in the Department. The seed of this idea came to Ranjeeta's mind by observing and learning of the fact that even in the police stations various types ill treatment is often meted out to the inmates particularly women while they are there. So as a natural consequence Ranjeeta felt strongly about it and hence rose the need to necessarily have women Police Personnel in all the Police Stations and the other relevant sections of the Department. Fortunately on June 12, 2021 the Hon’ble Chief Minister initiated the process whereby Transgender recruitment would become a reality in the Police Department of the State. She gives free coaching classes for the needy persons who are preparing themselves for the Police Sub inspector and constable exams. She is the 1st person of Odisha who helped the 1st Visually Impaired OAS Officer Sannyashi Behera in Gopabandhu Academy of Administration. Earlier and even now also whenever any visually impaired persons need her help she happily helps them without any expectations of return favour. Incidentally,on one occasion Ranjeeta sacrifices her own exam which was being held simultaneously with that of a visually impaired girl who was not able to get a writer and hence was being restraint by the university authorities to seat for the exam. So as the result of Ranjeeta sitting for the exam of the particular girl who do not give her own exam and hence filled it . She is the 1st person for whom, the people of Samadapadar village of Nuapada District were able to get the benefit of having Electric Connections after seven decades of India's Independence. In order that this could become reality, Ranjeeta had to sell out her two wheeler Scooty, Ear Rings as well as all the pocket money of the passed few years that she had painstackingly saved .She worked with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi in "100 million for 100"campaign as a Nodal Officer from Odisha. Director Abinash Padhan made a Documentary Film on her story which is titled "Lighting Their Dream" which has been selected and screened in the Russia film festival, Miami film festival, Inshort film festival Nigeria and many other international Platforms. India Discover also made a Documentary Film on her called "Ranjeeta: The Leader." She has also got appreciation from many other International and National organizations and individuals like UNFPA, UNICEF, Women Trust Zimbabwe, Change.org, IFTDO Nigeria, Global South Coalition on Dignified Menstruation Kathmandu, KGS LEO Club Kenya, Jinja Models Uganda, ICRW Washington and Period Magazine Netherland , Shameless Periods Canada . On the time of Covid Pandemic she helped more than 6000 People (Labour, Needy Women, Children, farmers) of Odisha, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, kerala, Andhra pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, west bengal as well as Maharashtra by giving and arranging food,oxygen cylinders, beds for hospital as well as Liposomal Amphotericin Injections . Starting from 2015 she has always been doing events related to Sambalpuri Culture like Nuakhai Bhetghat, Puspuni Bhet and Sambalpuri Day. In 2017 she was felicitated by the District Disable Officer of Bhubaneswar for helping the 1st visually impaired OAS officer during his training period in Gopabandhu Academy of Administration. In 2019 she was felicitated by Padmashree Haldhara Nag for promoting Sambalpuri Culture both at the State and National levels. In 2019 she was felicitated by She Create Change in Bhubaneswar as a "Change Hero." In 2020 on Women's Day she was felicitated by Radio Gunjan for her social work activities in Odisha. On 1st August 2021 she was felicitated by villagers of Manapada as "Jagat Jeeta Samman" for doing exemplary works for the betterment of society. On 26th September 2021 she was felicitated in state level programme as an "Unsung Hero Of Covid" for devoting her time and efforts towards social work in Bhubaneswar by the Honable MLA of Jatani Mr. Sura Routray. On the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose she was felicitated at the National level programme which was held in New Delhi for her excellence in social work by the Vice Chief Of Indian Army on the 7th of November 2021. On 12th December 2021 she was also felicitated by the Vice chancellor of NISER in Bhubaneswar in the Category of " Naari Surakhya Samman." In Jan 2022 she was felicitated by Hon. Governor of West Bengal as "Shramik Bondhu". The renowned writer Pradyumna Bishi wrote a book on Ranjeeta's Achievements that is "Ranjeeta Prerna Ra Utsa".On 12th March ,2022 she was felicitated in Max Tower Noida as an HR Humanitarian Professional . On 11th April 2022 she was felicitated in Puri for "Amazing Personality" for Women Empowerment by the Additional Chief Secretary IAS Pradeep Jena and Puri Collector IAS Samartha Verma. On 1st May 2022 she was felicitated in New Delhi by the International Athlete Deepa Mallick and Director of Women and child development IAS Rashmi Singh as the title "Naari Shakti Samman 2022." From 19th May to 21st May she was the Delegates from India (Odisha and Chhattisgarh) in the 49th IFTDO World conference 2022 in Vigyan Bhawan and Hotel Le Meridien New Delhi. On 22nd May she was felicitated by the Doordarshan Director and Deputy Director Backward Welfare Department in Lajpat Bhawan Auditorium as "Inspiring Indian Award 2022." On 25th June 2022 she was felicitated by the Deputy Director of Information and Broadcasting IAS Manoj Dwivedy in Constitution Club of India as "Shramik Saathi." On 2nd July 2022 she got the first support from Bollywood and got the opportunity to meet Mr. Sandeep Marwah in his office in Noida Film City who is the Indian film Producer, Director, Brother in law of Anil Kapoor, Founder of Asian Academy of Film and Television and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Miss Earth India . On 5th July 2022 Ranjeeta's 1st interview in Radio Noida 107.4 FM was broadcast for that she received a lot of appreciation in National Level. On 31st July 2022 Ranjeeta got felicitated from Hon’ble Cabinet Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas , Govt. Of Rajasthan and Dr. Jacinta Dsilva , Director of RSISTRE ,Dubai and by the Chief Patron of Saksham Ngo in Jaipur , Rajasthan as Inspiring Face for Exceptional Work for Women Empowerment in National Level . Also on 31st July 2022 Ranjeeta's Story was Covered in the National Level Magazine which is WOMANIA magazine . On Dt. 16th September 2022 she got a call from Union Minister Of State For Commerce and Industry Govt of India and On 19th September Ranjeeta met Hon’ble Minister Anupriya Patel ji and request Madam to implement Paid Period Leave in All the Industry in India so that women employees get benefitted . On Dt. 12 November 2022 Ranjeeta received National HR Excellence Award for Social Impact in Max Tower Noida which was Organized by NTPC , IOCL and HR India for Paid Period Leave for all women Workers in India . On Dt. 26th November 2022 Ranjeeta received the Award for Nav Shakti Award at ITM Gida , Gorakhpur which was Organized by Indo European Chamber Of Small and Medium Enterprises . On Dt. 17/12/2022 she was the Speaker and Guest Of Honour in Jawahar Navodaya School in Shivpuri , Madhya Pradesh for paid period leave in National Level . On Dt. 12th March 2023 On the occasion of International Women's Day , Ranjeeta represent Chhattisgarh in National Women's Parliament 2023 and received National Women's Excellence Award 2023 in Maharashtra Sadan New Delhi . On Dt. 28th May 2023 , World Menstruation Day 1st Hindi Song on paid period leave on the story of Ranjeeta's Campaign released in New Delhi, Bihar Niwas . On Dt. 15th Aug 2023 , She was felicitated as Young Social Worker of the Year by the Executive President of FORTI (Federation of Rajasthan Trade and Industry ) and Hony. Secretary General & Spoke Person of RCCI (Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Dr. Arun Agarwal Ji in Rajasthan . On Dt. 20th September 2023 , Ranjeeta is felicitated by kanak News for #PaidPeriodLeave as Pad Woman Of Odisha . On Dt. 14th October 2023 , Ranjeeta is felicitated by Bollywood Actress Ameesha Patel as "Most Inspiring Icon Of The Year " in Bengaluru Karnataka . On the occasion of International Women’s day March 8, 2024 Ranjeeta got felicitated in “Viswa Guru Bharat Women Dignity Ceremony 2024” which is organized by Indo-European chamber of small and medium enterprises , Kisan yatra Sandesh and IECSME Kamdhenu chair in Constitutional club of India New Delhi. On 9th March, 2024 a list of top 10 most inspiring women was published by “Midday Newspaper” from Mumbai wherein Ranjeeta Priyadarshini was also given a spot. She is working for the all-round development of Women, Children as well as for the Rural Folk. Since last 15 years she has helped more than 20,000 people individually as well as with the help of many Government Personnel, different Professional Experts, Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assembly as well as various NGOs. From her very childhood she was highly inspired by her grandparents as they were also working for various humanitarian causes and served selflessly on the social front. If deep within your heart you truly feel that Ranjeeta is on a Glorious path all for the benefit of the downtrodden and deserves the support and wishes of many like you dear readersthen will it be too much? If we ask you to sign under mentioned links to hasten her Goals.
- Change.org/paidperiodleave
- Change.org/genderequalityinpoliceforce
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Qualifications:- . B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) , LLB , LLM (Crime,Tort and Cyber)