Magsaysay award winners to utilise prize money to help poor

July 29, 2015 20:53

Ramon Magsaysay award winners Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta today said they would utilise the prize money for the benefit of poorer sections of the society.

While bureaucrat Chaturvedi, who had initiated probe into alleged scams at AIIMS before being booted out as its Chief Vigilance Officer, wants to donate the entire amount of nearly Rs 19 lakh to an AIIMS account which supports poor and needy patients, founder of NGO Goonj Gupta plans to help deserving children facing financial constraints get quality education.

"I will donate the entire prize money which amounts to nearly Rs 19 lakh to an AIIMS account which supports poor and needy patients," Chaturvedi told PTI.

For Gupta, it is the education sector where he wants to contribute money to help deserving children facing financial constraints get quality education.

"I went through a very rough phase as my parents had passed away at an early age. After having the award money, I would like to contribute to the education sector, so at least a few children do not have to face hardships for quality education due to financial constraints.

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