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AIIMS scam whistleblower bureaucrat Chaturvedi and NGO head Gupta to get Magsaysay

by IBNS 29 Jul 2015, 09:00 am

New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS) Bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the whistle blower on the alleged scam at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Anshu Gupta, head of the NGO Goonj, have been selected from India for this year's Ramon Magsaysay award, reports said.

 Chaturvedi was removed in August last year as  Chief Vigilance Commissioner at AIIMS. He had alleged that he was being transferred because he had spotted  irregularities at the premier medical institute.

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation citation said Chaturvedi is being recognized for "his exemplary integrity, courage and tenacity in uncompromisingly exposing and painstakingly investigating corruption in public office, and his resolute crafting of program and system improvements to ensure that government honourably serves the people of India."
 
Anshu Gupta has been chosen for the prestigious award for "his creative vision in transforming the culture of giving in India, his enterprising leadership in treating cloth as a sustainable development resource for the poor, and in reminding the world that true giving always respects and preserves human dignity."

The Ramon Magsaysay award is given for outstanding contributions in government service, public service, community leadership, journalism, literature and creative communication arts, peace and international understanding and emergent leadership.