*Shri Lal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Literary Award 2024* goes to *Mr. Chandrakishore Jaiswal* and the *First Shri Lal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Young Literary Award* to *Ms. Renu Yadav*
The leading cooperative organization in the fertilizer sector, the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), has announced the names of the recipients of the *Shri Lal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Literary Award 2024* and the *First Shri Lal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Young Literary Award. The award for literary work goes to **Mr. Chandrakishore Jaiswal, and the young literary award is given to **Ms. Renu Yadav. The selection of the awardees was made by a jury chaired by senior writer **Mr. Asghar Wajahat. Other members of this year's selection committee were **Dr. Anamika, **Mr. Priyadarshan, **Mr. Yatindra Mishra, **Mr. Utkarsh Shukla, and **Dr. Nalin Vikas*.
*Mr. Chandrakishore Jaiswal* was born on *February 15, 1940, in Bihari Ganj, Madhepura district, Bihar. He completed his post-graduate education in economics from Patna University, Patna, and after a long teaching career, he retired as a professor from Bhagalpur College of Engineering, Bhagalpur. Some of his notable works include novels like *"Gawah Gairhazir"*, *"Jeebach ka Beta Buddh"*, *"Shirshak"*, *"Chiranjeev"*, *"Maa"*, and *"Dah"*, among others. He has also penned numerous stories, plays, and one-act plays. Mr. Jaiswal has been honored with several awards, including the **Ramvriksha Benipuri Award, the **Banarsi Prasad Bhojpuri Award, and the **Karpuri Thakur Award*, among others.
