Sanjiv Chaturvedi to donate full Rs 20 lakh of Magsaysay prize money to poor AIIMS patients; Still Modi mum

Sanjiv Chaturvedi is yet to receive any congratulatory message from the Prime Minister.

Staff correspondent, July 30, 2015, NewsCrunch

Whistle-blower Sanjiv Chaturvedi, who did India proud by winning the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award, has decided to give away all of his award money.

Sanjiv Chaturvedi will receive $30,000 (Rs 20,00,000) with his Magsaysay award, which he won with five other Asians, including fellow Indian Anshu Gupta.

Speaking to Governance Now, Sanjiv Chaturvedi says he will donate his award money to poor patients, who visit All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, for treatment.
AIIMS is close to Sanjiv Chaturvedi's heart as he built a national reputation as its tough Central Vigilance Officer (CVO). He had exposed the wrongdoings of Vineet Choudhury, an IAS officer close to BJP leader JP Nadda, who lobbied for his removal. Nadda is now the Union Health Minister.
Despite the Magsasay award and his announcement that he will give away the prize money,  Sanjiv Chaturvedi is yet to receive any congratulatory message from the Prime Minister.

The Mumbai Mirror notes that Prime Minister Modi has generally been quite generous in reaching out to people and organizations with congratulatory messages.

The PMO is reportedly upset with Sanjiv Chaturvedi for accessing a 2012 internal communication regarding the corruption cases he was pursuing, using RTI. He also moved the CIC against the PMO when it withheld information from him.

After the Magsasay award was announced Sanjiv Chaturvedi said PMO had been silent on fighting corruption in the country.