Environmentalist, lawyer and former Union Minister, Mohan Dharia was selected as the winner of the 26th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in October 2011. Mohan Dharia was selected for the prestigious award for his yeoman's service in promoting and preserving spirit of national integration.
The 86-year-old Padma Vibhushan awardee currently runs the Vanrai NGO in Pune. He was elected to Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha and has been Union Minister and Deputy Chairperson of Planning Commission from December 1990 to June 1991.
The award was constituted by Congress in its centenary year to give recognition to outstanding contribution to the cause by an individual or institution.
It carries a citation and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh. The award will be presented by committee chair and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on 31 October 2011, the anniversary of Indira Gandhi's death.
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