Social worker Md Imran Ali received the ‘Inspiring Indian Award’ for his continuous outstanding services in the field of tobacco control in Odisha. Imran is the first one from Odisha to receive the award.
He has been working in the field of tobacco control in the State since a decade and is the cofounder member of the Nasha Mukti Yuva Sankalp (NMYS).
He had filed a PIl in the Orissa High Court praying to ban sale of tobacco in the Omfed booths and got a positive directions from the court in 2011.
He has been running a counselling centre in the RMs Health Care to help addicted people lead a healthy life.
Imran has been voluntarily helping the cancer victims by linking them to the Government hospitals.
The award is instituted by the High Range Book of World Records. The High Range Book of World Records is a leading organisation, which is established to explore the talents of creativity, outstanding talented persons to the society.