Udaipur:On the occasion of Republic Day 2026, the district administration will organise a grand district-level ceremony at Gandhi Ground, where a total of 90 individuals will be honoured for their outstanding contributions in public service, administration, health, education, sports, media, social work and other fields. Of these, 75 will be honoured at the district level and 15 at the sub-division level.
75 Honoured at District Level
District Collector informed that at the district-level ceremony, officers, employees and citizens who have performed exceptionally will be felicitated. Prominent among them are Girwa SDM Avula Saikrishna, Forest Conservator Rajesh Giri Goswami, Chief Planning Officer Mahavir Prasad, RNT Medical College Additional Principal Dr. Kirti Singh, Senior Orthopaedics Professor Dr. Akshay Kumar Mehra, Neurosurgery Head Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal, Assistant Professor Dr. Raghav Nepalia, Ayurveda Medical Officer Mavli Dr. Ramendra Kumar, Naib Tehsildar Badgaon Ramesh Kumar, Development Officer Phalasia Pratap Singh Meena, MLSU Yoga Therapist and Counsellor Dr. Palak Jain, and Livestock Inspector Dr. Rajendra Kumar Meghwal.
Health and administrative services will also be represented by Senior Nursing Superintendent Chandrapal Singh Chauhan, Assistant Development Officer Badgaon Hitesh Chandra Joshi, Assistant Engineer AVVNL Madri Hariprasad Sharma, Chief Block Medical Officer Vallabhnagar Dr. Kuldeep Lauhar, Nursing Officer Poonam Gharu, Personal Assistant to CEO Dr. Naresh Kanja, Establishment Officer Sunil Bhatnagar, Aziz Khan Pathan, and IT Analyst-cum-Programmer Hitesh Kumar Purbia.
Other honourees include Assistant Programmer Ruby Kumari, Gram Development Officer Vijay Khatik, Patwari Girish Kumar Tyagi, CS Company Secretary Tithi Bohra, Land Records Inspector Bhur Singh Makwana, Administrative Officer Mahendra Singh Chaudhary, Information Assistant Nandan Singh, Enforcement Officer Manali Bhatt, Dentist Dr. Manu Bansal, Senior Teacher Leela Jat, Teacher Narayan Singh Chauhan, Social Security Officer Praveen Paneri, Teacher Manish Kumar Sharma, Health Officer Dadamdas Vaishnav, Stenographer Kishan Kharol, Senior Assistant Jagdish Kumawat, Jitendra Katewa, Ganesh Singh Parmar, Parvat Singh Chauhan, and Junior Assistant Rahul Shiva Sharma.
The list further includes Lalit Kumar Surela, Home Guard Constable Govind Singh Solanki, Court Reader Dheeraj Panwar, Junior Assistant Kushal Nagda, Junior Engineer Rohit Kumar Sharma, journalists Anoop Parashar, Gopal Dashora, Prakash Sharma, and Rajasthan Patrika Chief Reporter Pankaj Vaishnav.
Sports, culture and social service will be represented by Kayaking player Kanishka Kumawat, Boxer Tashree Menaria, Judo player Ganga Thapa, Progressive farmer Narayan Singh Rao, Camel Riding Coach Shaurya Jain, Team Lacrosse Udaipur, Environmental expert Darshan Kumar Menaria, Social worker Om Prakash Gurjar, and Singer Jagdish Lal Paliwal.
Others to be honoured include NCC Store Keeper Prakash Tailor, Civil Defence Volunteer Manoj GC, Assistant Forest Guard Bhairu Lal Gadri, Anganwadi Workers Ganga Devi and Mohini Kumari Meena, DIET employee Ramesh Chandra Badgurjar, Fourth-class employee Bhagwat Singh Gehlot, DIPR staff Hira Lal Sharma, Collectorate staff Bhairu Singh Sarangdevot, and Municipal sanitation workers Rekha/Narayan and Leela/Bhairu Lal.
15 Honoured at Sub-Division Level
At the sub-division level, 15 individuals will be honoured, including Dr. Ritu Bhatnagar, Principal of Adinath Senior Secondary School; Assistant Town Planner Nikita Sharma; Assistant Accounts Officer Payal Rao; Pharmacist Manish Chapawat; Senior Assistant Harshvardhan Mehru; Junior Assistant Ratan Lal Dhakad; Bhupendra Kumar Patel; Hanuman Ram; Information Assistants Krishna Kumar Pargi and Vijay Meena; Hair Cutting Designer Kailash Sen; Sports Coach Samar Fatah Singh Rathore; Athlete Anshuman Shekhawat; Educationist Dr. Rashmi Pancholi; and NCC Group Headquarters representative Anindita Shakya.
Spirit of Republic Day
The Republic Day ceremony aims to recognise excellence, dedication and integrity, while inspiring citizens to actively contribute to nation-building. By honouring individuals from diverse sectors, the district administration seeks to celebrate the constitutional values of service, equality and commitment to public welfare.