Sri Arvind Kejriwal has been selected for the Ramon Magsaysay

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Sri Arvind Kejriwal has been selected for the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2006 for his important contribution in the field.

1. Formation of Pani (water Panchayats in Rajasthan helping rural people in facing their acute water problem
2. Effective implementation of the “National Minimum Employment Guarantee Scheme” in rural areas.
3. ‘Right to Information’ movement and empow7ering citizens to fight corruption.
4. Extending education to children of slum dwellers in Delhi.

Correct Option: C

Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian social activist. He was an Indian Revenue Service official before joining social and political activities. He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006, for activating India’s Right to Information movement at grassroots and social activities to empower the poorest citizens to fight corruption by holding the government answerable to the people. Kejriwal is also a Saathi (fellow) of the Association for India’s Development, a Global Impact award winning NGO. In 2006 after resigning from IRS, he founded an NGO Public Cause Research Foundation by donating his Magsaysay award money as corpus fund. In November 2012, he launched the Aam Aadmi Party, claiming that the party’s vision was Swaraj. Note : Human rights activist Bezwada Wilson and Carnatic musician Thodur Madabusi Krishna are winners of the Magsaysay Award from India in 2016.