Lakhimi Baruah
Lakhimi Baruah | |
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| Alma mater | Bahona College |
| Awards |  Padma Shri[1] |
Lakhimi Baruah is an Indian banker, social worker and founder of Assam's first women run Co-operative bank Konoklata Mahila Urban Cooperative Bank for women. In 2021 she was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, for contributions and efforts to financially empower women of Assam.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Early life and career[edit]
Baruah was born in Jorhat, Assam. Baruah lost her mother during childbirth and subsequently during her teen age her father also passed away; she was brought up by her relatives. Due to financial constraints to her family, Baruah discontinued her studies in 1969 and got married in 1973 and completed her graduation in 1980 while she was working in a bank.[1] In 2021 Baruah was selected as Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) by the district administration of Jorhat.[4][10]
Accolades[edit]
Baruah was awarded numerous accolades for her contributions and efforts to financially empower women of Assam. The most important ones are:
- Padma Shri - (2021)[3][1]
- Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award - (2015)[3]
- Jingle award - (2019)[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Assamese Lakhimi Baruah wins Padma Shri for 'Bank for women and run by women'". indiacsr.in. 26 Jan 2021. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via indiacsr.in Article.
- ^ "Assam banker known for empowering women gets Padma Shri". hindustantimes.com. 26 Jan 2021. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via hindustantimes.com Article.
- ^ a b c "Unhappy turning away women waiting desperately for hours for loans at her bank, she opened her own: Lakhimi Baruah". outlookbusiness.com. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via outlookbusiness.com Article.
- ^ a b "Assam Assembly election: Padma Shri Jadav Payeng, Lakhimi Baruah selected as SVEEP icons in Jorhat". nenow.in. 2 Mar 2021. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via nenow.in Article.
- ^ "Assam's first Women-run Cooperative Banker Ms. Lakhimi Baruah helping the underprivileged women in the North east India". carehitters.com. 12 Feb 2021. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via carehitters.com Article.
- ^ "Meet The Inspiring Women Padma Awardees of 2021". yahoo.com. 30 Jan 2021. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via makers.yahoo.com Article.
- ^ "Assam: NABARD scheme to benefit 10000 women in Jorhat, Sivasagar". nenow.in. 4 Sep 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via nenow.in Article.
- ^ "Jorhat dist admin felicitates Padmashree awardee Lakhimi Baruah". assamtribune.com. 2 Feb 2021. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via assamtribune.com Article.
- ^ "Banking on the fair sex". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 29 Mar 2013. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com Article.
- ^ "Lakhimi to educate & motivate voters in Assam". indiancooperative.com. 5 Mar 2021. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via indiancooperative.com Article.
- ^ "Jingle award to Kanaklata Mahila Cooperative bank founder Lakhimi Baruah". thenewsmill.com. 4 Feb 2019. Retrieved 19 Jun 2021 – via thenewsmill.com Article.