Jharkhand State PCS

• 19 Apr 2022

Jehangir Gandhi Medal for Industrial Peace to Dr. Reddy

Why In News?

Recently, Paul Fernandes S.J., Director of XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur. It was informed that Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice President, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. would be awarded the Sir Jehangir Gandhi Medal for Industrial and Social Peace.

Key Points

• Dr. Reddy is widely known for his contribution to making high quality healthcare accessible to millions of people and his support to various organizations and industry bodies working for the betterment of India.
• She is the Managing Trustee of the Apollo Hospitals Educational Trust, a premier organization that drives the Apollo Group's educational efforts.
• It is worth noting that the Chairman and MD of Hindustan Unilever Limited Sanjiv Mehta has been awarded this medal in 2020 and Sandeep Kataria, Global CEO of Bata Corporation, in 2021.