D R Mehta to be awarded Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award

• D R Mehta who is known for popularising Jaipur Foot will be awarded 20th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.
• The Award is being given to him for his exceptional contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill.
• He is the founder and chief benefactor of an organization that popularized the Jaipur Foot.
• He has also served as chairman of the SEBI.
• In 1975, Mehta established the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, a charity based in Jaipur that provides artificial legs for the poor.

Topics: Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti , D. R. Mehta , India , Jaipur , Jaipur leg , Rajasthan , Rajasthani people , Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award , Securities and Exchange Board of India , Veerendra Raj Mehta

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