Rajiv Khandelwal, Krishnavtar Sharma win Social Entrepreneur award

Rajiv Khandelwal and Krishnavtar Sharma, co-founders of Aajeevika Bureau, have been awarded the Indian Social Entrepreneur award for the year 2010, by the Schwab Foundation and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation.

In a press release issued today, Schwab Foundation said Kapil Sibal, Minister of Human Resource Development, Science and Technology of India, handed the award to the winners in New Delhi.

Rajiv Khandelwal was honoured at the opening of the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit.

Aajeevika Bureau has introduced a unique photo identification card for inter-state migrants, allowing them to access banking, mobile telephone and other government services and citizenship entitlements.

In addition, the organization offers skills training, job placement, legal aid and counselling.