Padma Shri awardee and Social worker Vidyaben passes away

Padma Shri Award winner and Social worker Vidyaben Shah passed away 19, June 2020 at the age of 98 at her residence in the national capital. She was known for her work with children, women and the elderly in India.

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About Vidyaben Shah

Vidyaben was the first non-official to head the New Delhi Municipal Council in the 1970s and was also the president of the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) between 1976 to 1979 and then from 1985 to 1994.

She was a pioneer in the field of child welfare, she established the first Bal Bhavan in Rajkot in the 1940s and as a university student, she participated in the Quit India Movement.

She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992 and received the National Award for outstanding services in the field of child welfare in 1986.

She also played a leading role in establishing Triveni Kala Sangam in Delhi, an institution for imparting training in dance, music and painting.

While she was already serving as Vice-President, she was appointed the first non-officio President of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975.