Dr Jitendra presents ‘Week’ magazine awards to eminent doctors, philanthropists

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh presented “The Week” magazine awards to eminent personalities from the field of Medicine and philanthropists at a ceremony organised by the reputed publishing house Malayalam Manorama and the Week magazine here on friday.

On the occasion, Dr. Jitendra Singh also unveiled “Pioneers of India”, a Coffee Table book depicting 29 personalities who contributed to diverse fields such as social service, media, education cinema , music etc. He called it a remarkable tribute to the indomitable spirit of creativity that has thrived in our nation for millennia.

During his address after presenting the award, Dr. Jitendra Singh expressed his contentment of being among the medical fraternity. Pertinent to mention, the Minister himself is a renowned endocrinologist with over three decades long career.

Dr. Jitendra Singh called the book a testament to India’s extraordinary heritage of intellectual inquiry and pioneering achievements across diverse fields. He also recalled his association with the Malayalam Manorama group and said that even last year he was there at a similar ceremony.

The Union Minister shared that it is the best of the times for the scientific and medical community as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership has ushered in Research and development. He also recalled the recent steps taken by the government in the union budget such as internships for the youth , doing away with the angel tax and also referred to the CSR rules which mandate companies to spend a certain amount on R&D.

The Science and Technology Minister reiterated the government’s push to StartUps and referred to the success in the Space and Bio-technology sector after collaborating with the non-governmental sectors. He said that India is among the frontline nations in preventive health care. He also warned the fraternity about the prevalence of non-communicable diseases along with communicable ones.

Sharing the mantra on sustainable startups Dr.Jitendra Singh said ‘ Early industry linkage and shedding up scepticism that startups means Information technology are the key to success”. He also underscored the importance of priority of the government and an enabling milieu provided by the current dispensation.

Highlighting the out of box initiatives and importance given to our traditional knowledge the minister shared the Traditional knowledge digital library (TKDL) helps to digitise the available knowledge and enables its transfer to the younger generation.

Towards the conclusion of his speech Dr. Jitendra Singh commended the efforts by the publishing house radiating optimism, positivity, and creativity.