NB TIWARI HONOURED 'SERVANT OF THE POOR 2007'

Sikkim representation included Menuka Bhutia, President and Mani Kumar Gurung, General Secretary to Youth Development Society of Sikkim (YODESS) and representatives from Himalayan Green Group Pakyong, Human Development Foundation Chongay and North Sikkim Schedule Caste Association
GANGTOK, May 04 : Sikkim’s persona is high at national fore again. General Secretary to Sikkim Viklang Sahitaa Samiti, NB Tiwari earned ‘Servant Of The Poor’ award for the year 2007. The award was given in a three days long seminar from 24 to 26 April held at New Delhi instituted and organised by Confederation of NGOs of Rural India (CNRI).
Organized with the theme ‘equity and social justice in the era of knowledge economy in association with coalition for rural empowerment’, the event was organised in collaboration with National Legal Services Authority, Ministry of Rural Development, and Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Department of Science and Technology and Life Insurance Corporation of India.
The inaugural session was attended by Justice KG Balakrishnan, Chief Justice of India as the chief guest. Likewise the same afternoon MV Rajeskharam, Union Minister of State for Planning declared open the display outstanding producer of NGOs and Self Help Groups and Dr Raghuvansh Parasad Singh, Minister for Rural Development gave away the ‘Servant Of The Poor’ awards to the members of various NGOs.
The meeting saw 4200 members of SHGs and NGOs from CNRI state chapter. From Sikkim, representations were made by Menuka Bhutia, President and Mani Kumar Gurung, General Secretary to Youth Development Society of Sikkim (YODESS) and representatives from Himalayan Green Group Pakyong, Human Development Foundation Chongay and North Sikkim Schedule Caste Association.
An elaborate presentation was made by the Sikkimese representatives emphasising to reach with education and other social activities in rural India. The concluding ceremony was attended by Chief Minister of New Delhi Ms Sheila Dixit, Union Minister for Minority Affairs AR Antulay, Union Minister Dr Sunil Joshi and Union Minister for Overseas Affairs Vayalkar Ravi.