D R Mehta to be awarded Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award

August 6, 2012

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.