‘People who dedicatedly work for society are an inspiration’

LUCKNOW: Governor Ram Naik on Friday said that people who worked for the society with dedication were an inspiration for everyone. He was addressing an event organised by Bharat Jyoti at IITR campus to honour various people for their work in holistic human welfare.

Among the recipients of Bharat Jyoti award were Prof KM Singh, former vice-chancellor, KGMU who got the lifetime award for medico-legal, Abha Singh for women’s empowerment, Kanak Rekha for literature, Prof Alok Dhawan for science and research, Prof Kavita Rastogi for education and Prof MLB Bhat.

NAIK SAID HE HAD ESTABLISHED A GRAHAK PANCHAYAT IN 1960 UNDER WHICH ITEMS OF MONTHLY USE WERE PURCHASED FOR 100 PEOPLE COLLECTIVELY

The governor said he was associated with a consumer organisation of Mumbai. He said he had established grahak panchayat in 1960 under which items of monthly use were purchased for 100 people collectively that earned certain profit percentage for the society.

Vijay Acharya, founder president of Bharat Jyoti gave a detailed presentation on the objectives of the award ceremony and also shared the work being done by the organisation.

Dr RM Mathur, senior vicepresident of the organisation, conducted the event. “We are already working in the area of consumer protection. Our aim is to further motivate people to work in areas such as education for underprivileged children,” said Acharya. “Such events and recognitions motivate individuals to do more for the society, especially young individuals who can also motivate others to do so,” said Prof KM Singh.