HIMACHAL PRADESH Chief Minister’s name has been included in the prestigious list of awardees that includes prime ministers of various countries besides artists, educationists, social workers and others. Recognising his services for the people of state in particular and nation in general, Prem Kumar Dhumal has been conferred with ‘Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement Award’ for year 2012, by renowned Mother Teresa International Award Committee, Kolkata.

 

While thanking the award committee, Dhumal termed it as an honour for the people of Himachal Pradesh who according to him were the driving foirce behind all his achievements that have made the state a role model in the entire country.

 

According to the official press release, the organisation has been conferring different prestigious awards for excellence in the fields of Education, Science, Culture, Music, Sports, Social Work, Medicine, Industry and Politics and included Prime Ministers of different countries, Governors of different States, Union Ministers, and Chief Ministers, diplomats, film artistes, singers and media persons.

 

Prominent among the awardees are Hilary Clinton, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Jyoti Basu, Laloo Prasad Yadav, Manna Dey, Hema Malini, Late Bhupen Hazarika etc.