The lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management will be awarded to Dr Rajendra Achyut Badwe, director, Tata Memorial Centre. Announced by convenor of the jury, Anil Shastri, former Union Minister, the selection was done by a 12 member jury comprising of eminent persons as per the list attached.
The award carries a cash award of Rs 5 lakhs, a citation and a plaque. It’ll be given by the President of India in Rashtrapati Bhavan in October 2013.
Shastri who is also a professor and head, department of surgical oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, said that Dr RA Badwe has been selected for his contribution to the field of medicine.
He is an international opinion leader in oncology, developing breast cancer care strategies, innovative research, integrating delivery systems, improving quality and cancer management programmes and capacity building of staff on cancer care delivery strategy and practice issues. He leads the Innovation Council for Cancer Research and the team that is planning the national cancer centre for Government of India.