Anna Hazare wins World Bank award for public service

Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly know as Anna Hazare, a pioneer in developing an ecologically self-sustaining village as a global model, has become one of the three recipients of the World Bank's 2008 Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service.

Washington: Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly know as Anna Hazare, a pioneer in developing an ecologically self-sustaining village as a global model, has become one of the three recipients of the World Bank's 2008 Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service.

The Bank said announcing the award on Tuesday, "Hazare created a thriving model village in Ralegan Siddhi, in the impoverished Ahmednagar region of Maharashtra state, and championed the right to information and the fight against corruption."

Two other winners of the award, were Karina Constantino-David, former Chair of the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines, and Nuhu Ribadu, Chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria. Hazare and the other two winners received their awards on Tuesday during the Jit Gill Memorial Lecture held at the World Bank headquarters in the city, as part of the annual conference of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network.

"The people honoured today (Tuesday) have embodied the highest ideals of public service," said Danny Leipziger, World Bank Vice-President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM). "They clearly were able to translate their ideals into innovative public sector reforms."
The award, established in 2004 after the death of Jit Gill, a dedicated bank official in public sector governance and integrity,is intended as an inspirational tool to recognise the courage, tenacity and contributions of outstanding leaderships who have championed reforms for better governance against formidable odds.(IANS)

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