Rekha Mishra

Indian police officer (born 1986)

Rekha Mishra

Born| 1986

Kanjia Village Kaurihar, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Nationality| Indian
Occupation| Sub-Inspector
Employer| Railway Protection Force
Known for| rescuing children who run away to Mumbai
Parent(s)| Surendra Narayan Mishra
Kamala Mishra

Rekha Mishra (born c. 1986) is an Indian police officer from Railway Protection Force(RPF) who was recognised for finding hundreds of lost children. She was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2018.[1]

## Life[edit]

Mishra was born in about 1986. Her military family comes from Kanjia village of Kaurihar block of District Prayagraj Allabahad in Uttar Pradesh. Her father Surendra Narayan Mishra is retired from Indian Army and her two brothers are also serving in Indian Army,Her Grandfather Surya Narayan Mishra was a freedom fighter.[2][3]

She joined the Railway Protection Force(RPF) in 2014 and she was assigned to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus.[4] She was a sub-inspector of the police and she and her colleagues became skilled at spotting children who found themselves at the end of the railway line and unsure of their next step.[5] By 2018 she had recognized hundreds children who had run away to Mumbai. They had naively come to the big city to try and meet Bollywood film stars or to meet people they had found on Facebook.[4]

On International Women's Day in 2018 Jain was given the Nari Shakti Puraskar[6] at the Presidential Palace (Rastrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind. The ceremony was attended by the Minister for Women & Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi and the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. About thirty people were recognised that day, receiving the award and a prize of 100,000 rand.[7] After Mishta was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar and 100,000 Rand donated the money to the NGO Childline who rescue and care for lost and troubled children. She argued that the charity needed the money more than she did.[8] Her work was also used as an exemplar in school text books in Maharashtra for year 10 students.[4] The book illustrates what can happen to children who run away.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "इलाहाबाद की रेखा बनी महाराष्ट्र की वीरांगना, 10वीं की पुस्तक में मिली जगह". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
2. ^ "इलाहाबाद की रेखा बनी महाराष्ट्र की वीरांगना, 10वीं की पुस्तक में मिली जगह". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
3. ^ "रेखा मिश्रा महाराष्ट्र की पाठ्य पुस्तक में रोल मॉडल, गांव में खुशी". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
4. ^ a b c "Railway Cop Saved Hundreds Of Kids. Now She Is A "Lesson" In Maharashtra". NDTV.com. Indo-Asian News Service. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
5. ^ a b "Rekha Mishra RPF officer Saved 434 Runaway Children in 1 year at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal Mumbai". BookOfAchievers. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
6. ^ "Nari Shakti Puraskar - Gallery". narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
7. ^ "On International Women's Day, the President conferred the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskars to 30 eminent women and 9 distinguished Institutions for the year 2017". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
8. ^ Naik, Yogesh (16 March 2018). "Will decide on party's future in a week: Rane". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

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Nari Shakti Puraskar recipients

1999|

* K. V. Rabiya
* Chinna Pillai
* Kinkri Devi

2013|

* Manasi Pradhan
* M. Venkaiah
* Bina Sheth Lashkari
* T. Radha K. Prashanti
* Vartika Nanda
* Seema Sakhare

2014|

* Rashmi Anand
* Nanditha Krishna
* Laxmi Gautam
* Neha Kirpal
* Latika Thukral
* Sai Balijepally
* P. Kausalya
* Swaraj Vidwan

2015|

* Lucy Kurien
* Saurabh Suman
* Basanti Devi
* Suparna Baksi Ganguly
* Meena Sharma
* Priti Patkar
* Uttara Padwar
* Polumati Vijaya Nirmala
* Vasu Primlani
* Sujata Sahu
* Jyoti Mhapsekar
* Sumita Ghosh
* Anjali Sharma
* Krishna Yadav
* Shakuntala Majumdar

2016|

* State of Rajasthan
* Chhanv Foundation
* Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP)
* Sadhana Mahila Sangha
* Shikshit Rojgar Kendra Prabandhak Samiti
* Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe
* Amruta Patil
* Amala Akkineni
* Anatta Sonney
* Anoyara Khatun
* B. Codanayaguy
* Bano Haralu
* Deepa Mathur
* Divya Rawat
* Ilse Köhler Rollefson
* Janki Vasant
* Kalpana Shankar
* Kalyani Pramod Balakrishnan
* Mumtaz M. Kazi
* Nandita Shah
* Pallavi Fauzdar
* Pamela Malhotra
* Qamar Dagar
* Reema Sathe
* Ringyuichon Vashum
* Sangita Iyer
* Smita Tandi
* Sumitra Hazarika
* Sunita Singh Choken
* Subha Varier
* Tiasa Adhya
* V. Nanammal
* Zuboni Hümtsoe

2017|

* Gargi Gupta
* Sindhutai Sapkal
* Gauri Maulekhi
* Navika Sagar Parikrama
* Malvika Iyer
* R Umadevi Nagaraj
* Thinlas Chorol
* S. Siva Sathya
* Bharti Kashyap
* Beti Zindabad Bakery
* Mittal Patel
* Sabarmatee Tiki
* Jayamma Bandari
* K. Syamalakumari
* Vanastree
* Lizymol Philipose Pamadykandathil
* Chirom Indira
* Urmila Balawant Apte
* Deepika Kundaji
* Purnima Devi Barman
* Anita Bharadwaj
* Ambica Beri
* Pushpa Girimaji
* Avani (organization)
* Shrujan
* C. K. Durga
* Rekha Mishra
* Mehvish Mushtaq
* Karuna Society for Animals and Nature
* One Stop Centre, Raipur
* Millet Network of India
* State of Punjab
* Madhu Jain
* Jetsun Pema
* M.S. Sunil
* Sheela Balaji
* Anuradha Krishnamoorthy and Namrata Sundaresan
* Gita Mittal

2018|

* A. Seema
* Anshu Khanna
* Anu Malhotra
* Anuradha N. Naik
* Chetna Gala Sinha
* Darshana Gupta
* Devaki Amma
* Didi Contractor
* Gowri Kamakashi
* Hekani Jakhalu
* Ipsita Biswas
* Iti Tyagi
* Kagganapalli Radha Devi
* Kalpana Saroj
* Lalita Vakil
* Madhuri Barthwal
* Manju Manikuttan
* Meenakshi Pahuja
* Mini Vasudevan
* Munuswamy Shanthi
* Neelum Sharma
* Nomita Kamdar
* Pamela Chatterjee
* Pragya Prasun
* Priyamvada Singh
* Pushpa N. M.
* Rahibai Soma Popere
* Rajani Rajak
* Reshma Nilofer Naha
* Rhea Mazumdar Singhal
* Ruma Devi
* Seema Mehta
* Seema Rao
* Sister Shivani
* Smriti Morarka
* Snehlata Nath
* Sonia Jabbar
* Sujatha Mohan
* Sunita Devi
* Twinkle Kalia
* Urmi Basu
* One Stop Centre, Lucknow
* Millet Network of India
* Qasab-Kutch Craftswomen Producer Co. Ltd.
* Social Welfare & Nutritional Meal Programme Dept, Tamil Nadu

2019|

* Arifa Jan
* Avani Chaturvedi
* Bhageerathi Amma
* Bhawana Kanth
* Bina Devi
* Chami Murmu
* Kalavati Devi
* Karthyayani Amma
* Kaushiki Chakroborty
* Mohana Singh
* Nilza Wangmo
* Padala Bhudevi
* Rashmi Urdhwareshe
* Sardarni Mann Kaur
* Tashi and Nungshi Malik

2020|

* Anita Gupta
* Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava
* Nasira Akhter
* Sandhya Dhar
* Nivruti Rai
* Tiffany Brar
* Padma Yangchan
* Jodhaiya Bai Baiga
* Saylee Nandkishor Agavane
* Vanita Jagdeo Borade
* Meera Thakur
* Jaya Muthu, Tejamma (joint)
* Ela Lodh
* Arti Rana

2021|

* Sathupati Prasanna Sree
* Tage Rita Takhe
* Madhulika Ramteke
* Niranjanaben Mukulbhai Kalarthi
* Pooja Sharma
* Anshul Malhotra
* Shobha Gasti
* Radhika Menon
* Kamal Kumbhar
* Sruti Mohapatra
* Batool Begam
* Thara Rangaswamy
* Neerja Madhav
* Neena Gupta

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