Ashraf Patel wins Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020
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- Ashraf Patel, the founder member and Board member of Pravah and ComMutiny – The Youth Collective (CYC) has been declared as the winner of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) Award – India 2020.
- The award was presented by the Union Minister of Women & Child Development & Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani.
- The SEOY award “recognizes entrepreneurs who implement innovative, sustainable and scalable solutions to solve India’s social problems. It is the 11th edition of the annual award, instituted by the Schwab Foundation and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation in 2010.
Source: News 24
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
- The Ministry of Women and Child Development, a branch of the Government of India, is an apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to women and child development in India.
- Founded: 30 January 2006
- Officeholders: Smriti Irani (Union Minister)