Madhya Pradesh Doctor Who Treats People For Rs 20 Conferred With Padma Shri
NDTV
A list of Padma Shri recipients was issued on Wednesday evening on the occasion of 74th Republic Day.
A 77-year-old doctor from Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh, Dr M C Dawar has been honoured with the fourth highest civilian award Padam Shri by the Government of India.
A list of Padma Shri recipients was issued on Wednesday evening on the occasion of 74th Republic Day.
Dr Dawar was born on January 16, 1946 in Punjab, Pakistan and after the partition, he shifted to India. In 1967, he completed his MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) from Jabalpur.
He has also served in the Indian Army during the Indo-Pak war in 1971 for around a year. After that he has been providing health care services to people in Jabalpur since 1972 at a very nominal charge. He started treating people for Rs 2 and currently he charges just Rs 20 as his fees.
