TNPSC Thervupettagam

Child rights activist -National award

December 7 , 2017 2572 days 1161 0
  • Chezhian Ramu, a social worker and child rights activist based in Tiruvannamalai district, was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award by President of India.
  • The Award, instituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development is given to individuals for their outstanding contribution towards service for children.
  • He is among the three social workers selected across the country for the award.
  • In the year 1994, he set up TDH CORE - Terre Des Hommes Children Organisation for Relief and Education in Tiruvannamalai, and Lifeline in 1998, where over 900 children are currently being looked after in 16 homes across the State.

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