Neelesh Katare

With a proven track record at Narmada Samagra, I excel in team management and project implementation, driving environmental and community development initiatives. My expertise in training facilitation and motivational leadership has empowered SHGs and Panchayat representatives, significantly enhancing program effectiveness and stakeholder engagement.

• pearheaded water and environmental conservation efforts, organizing tree planting initiatives along the Narmada River and surrounding areas, and promoting responsible waste management practices near riverbanks.
• Improved the well-being of tribal Baiga communities by facilitating access to education and healthcare.
• Delivered critical support to vulnerable families during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing essential resources.
• Contributed to policy development through participation in a Ghat mapping project, a collaboration between Narmada Samagra and AIGGPA (MP Policy and Governance Institute).
• Served as Co-Investigator for the "Sadaneera - A River Atlas" research project under the collaboration of Narmada Samgra and MPCST,Bhopal in the Mahakaushal region, contributing to research and publication efforts .

• Active member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since 1997, holding various leadership roles.
• Contributed as an Assembly and Parliamentary Coordinator in election campaigns (2003, 2008, 2018, and 2023).

Zone Coordinator, Mahakaushal Region, Narmada Samagra

• Hindi
• English

• Plantation and nursery development.
• Continuous learning and community engagement.

• Father's Name: Late Shri Lalji Prasad Katare
• Mother's Name: Smt. Kashi Katare
• Date of Birth: 05/06/1980
• Marital Status: Married

• Recognized by MP Artillery Regiment in 1998 for excellence in NCC training.
• Performed gymnastics in Republic Day events from 1994 to 1996.
• Awarded by Seva Bharti for outstanding contributions to Baiga schools and healthcare camps.
• Received certificates for participation in environmental workshops in 2019 and 2023.
• Certified by the Indian Red Cross Society in 2004.
• Certified by Seva Bharti Mandal in 2005 for participating in health camps, including polio training and surgeries.
• Certified in 2009 for training members of Forest Management Committees and ground staff under the UNDP-GEF Land Degradation Project at Forest Guard Training School, Govindgarh, Rewa.
• Participated and certified in a comprehensive rural development training workshop organized by Jan Abhiyan Parishad in Mandla, 2010.
• Certified for contributing to the ASER Survey in 2011.
• Participated and certified in a Nasha Mukti Abhiyan workshop conducted by Sanjay Gandhi Youth Leadership and Rural Development, Pachmarhi, in 2018.
• Certified for participation in a medicinal plant search program in the Amarkantak mountain range, organized by Chhattisgarh Vigyan Sabha and Madhya Pradesh Vigyan Sabha.
• certification for participating in a medicinal plant workshop conducted by Narmada Samagra in 2023.

• Earned certification from the Centre for Narmada River Basin Management (cNARMADA) workshop, conducted by IIT Indore in January 2025, as a participant representing Narmada Samgra.