Residents of Banswara will remember Neeraj K. Pawan, the first divisional commissioner

Neeraj K. Pawan produced original pieces that served as models. The vibrant young IAS officer Neeraj K. Pawan was selected as the first divisional commissioner by the state government, which he fulfilled, and Banswara was designated as the divisional headquarters. Pawan's efforts have been rewarded by the new government, which has sent him to the Jaipur headquarters as requested. The residents of Banswara will remember Pawan for a very long time because of the several exceptional things he accomplished during his time serving as the city's first divisional commissioner.

Neeraj was a transformational hero

During his first tenure, Pawan worked to set up the divisional headquarters, and his work quickly picked up speed when the new administration took office. Since his arrival brought a wave of change to the city and district that transformed many people's hopes, Pawan's name was on everyone's tongue in every town, hamlet, locality, and street in the city.

Perhaps not everyone initially supported Pawan's anti-encroachment policies. However, his perseverance eventually silenced his doubters. In addition to working to build Banswara, he also showed that any difficult task can be completed with the right focus and perseverance, whether it was the wall of Mahi Colony or the road leading to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital.

Formalities might easily take up an officer's tenure. Cutting ribbons, giving orders during meetings, being the main guest, and eventually saying goodbye. This could have been the simplest method for him to fulfill his duties. Pawan chose a path, nonetheless, that not many were prepared to follow. He proved that even the impossible is possible when an officer sees his job as a personal responsibility by fighting the sun's heat, strolling the streets, and hearing about the struggles of the people in the villages.

Pawan is the author of several notable publications

Along with fighting to eradicate encroachments in villages, towns, and cities across the Banswara division, Pawan accomplished some noteworthy initiatives during his tenure. In addition to boosting the district's pride by erecting sign boards at strategic locations along the Tropic of Cancer in the Vagad region—which boasts a unique geographic location on the Tropic of Cancer—Pawan also first organized Cancer Sankranti on his initiative, drawing national and international attention to Banswara.

Pawan looked into tourism development potential in each of the division's districts and set up correspondence to give them concrete form in addition to creating an action plan for the Mahi islands' tourism growth. Pawan showed his commitment to progress by taking several important steps to make Banswara seem better. In his capacity as divisional commissioner, he conducted collector investigations into some government entities to enhance working conditions. The President arranged a unique chat engagement with indigenous women while he was there.

The projects that are still incomplete after Pawan's efforts

1. Closing down the Kagadi Canal as it goes by the hospital.

2. Restoring the cabins at the far end of the collectorate road that leads to the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital and expanding it with concrete to improve traffic flow.

3. Linking the major road in Dungarpur with the housing road in Shastri Nagar.

4. Making Banswara a popular travel location.

5. Patching potholes and deteriorating municipal roads with asphalt to remove dust and dirt.

6. Making public areas cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing to elevate Banswara to the forefront of cleanliness.

Various duties in the service

After training in Mussoorie from 2002 to 2004, Neeraj's first job was as an Assistant Collector in Pali in 2004. Before being transferred to Bharatpur as SDM the same year, he spent three days in 2005 as a Sub-Divisional Officer at Nimbahera.

He then held the position of District Collector of Dungarpur from 2007 to 2009. I served as the Karauli Collector from 2009 to 2010. He then held the position of Pali District Collector from 2010 until 2012. appointed in 2012 to the Housing Board. In 2013, Bharatpur's collector was appointed.

His previous positions include those of Secretary of the Labor Department in 2020, Registrar of Cooperatives in 2018, Commissioner of DPR in 2019, Health Department in 2014–15, Agriculture Department in 2016, and Bikaner Divisional Commissioner in 2021. IAS Neeraj K. Pawan was then appointed Divisional Commissioner, and Banswara was chosen as the divisional headquarters.