She was a recipient of Tamra Patra Award from former prime minister Indira Gandhi in recognition of her contribution in the freedom struggle.

[5] Beniwal was born in a Jat[6] family on 12 January 1927 in Gorir, Rajputana Agency, British India.

[7] According to Navbharat Times Beniwal joined the Indian National Congress and became involved in Quit India Movement when she was only an adolescent child aged 15.

Beniwal was a minister in successive Congress governments in Rajasthan from 1954 onwards, holding various important portfolios including home, medical and health, education and agriculture.

During this time she held a sheer diversity of portfolios such as Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Irrigation, Labour and Employment, Education, Art and Culture, Tourism and Integrated Rural development.

Beniwal was a minister in the State Government of Rajasthan for an extended period of time, holding different cabinet posts.

She held the following positions in these organisations: Other than being a quite senior member of the Indian National Congress, Beniwal was famous as a minister of good quality, honesty, and excellent performance.

She had lucid ideas about her task and was quite energetic to muster her officials to keep high standards of operation.

In August, the father of murdered RTI activist Amit Jethwa filed Public Interest Litigation in the High Court, which then served a show cause notice on the government for the delay in the appointment of the Lokayukta.

[17] On 2 January 2013, the Supreme Court too upheld the appointment,[18] while noting that the Lokayukta post lying vacant for nine years reflected a "very sorry state of affairs".