Jitender Singh Shunty, President, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal had been conferred with the Padma Shri award 2021 for his social work.
HIGHLIGHTS
•Mr Shunty received Padma Shri for social work done in the last 25 years
•Mr Shunty established Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal in 1995 to help people
•Mr Shunty and his team cremated over 4,000 bodies during the COVID-19
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Jitender Singh Shunty (born 1 August 1962), is an Indian politician and social worker. Shunty was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) from Shahdara from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)in 2013.He is the founder of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal, an NGO that helps to cremate unclaimed bodies and immerse the ashes as guided by the Hindu and Sikh religion.It all started after an incident in 1996 at a crematorium.He has been awarded 'Padma Shri Award" for social contribution during COVID.
Awards and achievements:
•'First Sikh in the world to donate blood 100 times' and the title of 'Donor Singh', awarded by Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council.
•ISBTI- Chapter award for donating blood 70 times.
•100 times Blood Donor World Record in World Book of Records.
•Centurion Award by The National Blood Transfusion Council (Government of India) & Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council (Govt. of NCT of Delhi).
Information compiled by: Dr. Bhairavsinh Raol
