“I am very disappointed with the functioning of the PMO (Prime Minister’s Office). I worked with the policy of zero tolerance as espoused by the PM, took this message to heart and took considerable personal risks to break corruption in AIIMS,” Mr Chaturvedi told NDTV.
He added that it was “only because of an independent judiciary that I was able to survive.”
Mr Chaturvedi, 40, was last year shunted out by the union health ministry, allegedly after he exposed corruption involving officials and politicians. The Indian Forest Service officer is still attached to AIIMS but has not been given any work.
“Our laws are with honest officers, but the reality is just the opposite, in other parts of the country also honest officers are being harassed, transferred,” the Haryana cadre officer said.
After he was removed from AIIMS, Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party government alleged that he had been victimised and said it would appoint him as its vigilance officer. The deputation is still pending between Health Ministry and AIIMS.
Mr Chaturvedi also had run-ins with the previous Congress government in Haryana after he took up cases of corruption in projects involving officials and ministers.
Along with Mr Chaturvedi, the founder of NGO Goonj, Anshu Gupta, has also been named for the award.
The Ramon Magsaysay award recognises Asians for public service, governance, leadership and contribution to arts and literature.
Previous winners from India include Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi.
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