Teacher’s Day: Padiyal is a village in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 5 thousand 500. More than 100 officers from this village serve in the country and the surrounding states. There is also an average of one government employee in every house in this village that is a total of 300. Youth here started to compete since the time of independence to appear in competitive examinations. Not only this, Bapu Singh Alawa was the first MLA from the Kukshi Assembly in the assembly elections after independence.
This village comes under the Dahi block of Dhar district with a literacy rate of 90 percent. In Padiyal, known as the officers’ village, people only dream of becoming officers. Also, the youth from here are based in countries like America and Malaysia, some are engineers and some are businessmen. There is a Higher Secondary School in the village, in which 702 students are taught by 23 teachers.
Social fabric of the village focuses on education: Manoj Dubey, who has been working as BRC in this area for a long time, has done many works for the betterment of education. As a result, the rate of education here is very high. He said that 12 officers of the village have retired and are engaged in public service. The youth currently studying are pursuing higher education inspired by elders. The social fabric of the village focuses on education.
According to BRC Dubey, smart classes have been started in the school for the students of Classes VI to XII in Padiyal. This year, 4 students from here got selected for NEET while 3 students got selected for JEE Mains and are studying Medicine and Engineering.
Known personalities from the village: The known personalities of the village include SP Singh (DIG), Laxman Singh Solanki (Additional SP), Narendra Pal Singh (Executive Engineer), MP Singh (AC PWD), DS Ranada (Additional Director Rural Development), Naval Singh Dodwa (SDO PWD), BS Chauhan (DPO, Home Department), Arjun Singh Jamra (SDO PWD), Mahendra Singh Alawah (General Manager Airport New Delhi), Parvat Singh Alawah (IES Railways), Mahendra Pal Alawah (IES Wireless & Local Loop), Medical Officer, Dr. Sumer Singh Alawa, Dr. K.C. Rane, Dr. Kewal Singh Jamra, Lokendra Alawa (SDO RES), Karan Ranada (ACF), Sukhlal Alawa (Project Officer District Panchayat), Surendra Alawa (Manager Health Department), Manish Alawa (Manager Industry), Mukesh Nanda (AEO Excise), Vijendra Singh Mujhalda (Platoon Commander) and otherson high posts are serving as officers in the country and the state.
Daughters of the village also made their village proud: The daughters of this village are no less. Many such daughters have brought glory to the village by studying here. These include Babita Bamnia (DSP), Kaushalya Chauhan (TI), Shakuntala Bamnia (TI), Priyanka Alawa (SHO), Rinki Bamnia (Commercial Officer), Sheetal Alawa (AE MPEB), Priya Ranada (AEO Excise), Sunaina Damor (Civil Judge), Garima Alawa (Sub Inspector Excise), Kiran Jamra (Naib Tehsildar), Suchitra Ranada (Taxation Officer), Meena Alawa (Assistant Commissioner), Dr. Nidhi Singh (MS), Dr. Vasti Ranada (MD), Meena Alawa (Assistant Commissioner), Dr. Nidhi Singh (MS), Dr. Vasti Ranada (MD), Dr. Nilmani Alawa (MS), Dr. Rinku Ranada (MD), Dr. Rashmi Ranada (MD), Dr. Anjana Alawa (Professor), Dr. Anubhuti Alawa (BDS), Dr. Neha Alawa (MS), Dr. Sharmila Jamra (MD), Santoshi Alawa (Professor), Basanti Alawa (Professor) and other women who are holding high positions.
