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Nationality
  
Indian

Siblings
  
Prakash Amte

Website
  
www.vikasamte.com


Name
  
Vikas Amte

Nephews
  
Aniket Amte, Digant Amte

Parents
  
Baba Amte

Nieces
  
Arti Amte


Born
  
October 27, 1947 (age 76) (
1947-10-27
)
Warora, Maharashtra

Occupation
  
Physician, social worker

Known for
  
Leprosy rights activist


Grandparents
  
Laxmibai, Devidas Amte


Similar
  
Sheetal Amte, Prakash Amte, Baba Amte

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Dr. Vikas Amte is a medical doctor and eminent social worker from Warora, Maharashtra, India. He is elder son of Magsaysay Award winner shri Baba Amte. Currently he is chief functionary at Maharogi Sewa Samiti, Anandwan the community set up by Baba Amte in 1948 primarily for leprosy patients on the outskirts of Warora in Chandrapur district in Maharashtra, the community set up by Baba Amte in 1948 primarily for upliftment of leprosy patients on the outskirts of Warora in Chandrapur district in Maharashtra. He also runs a hospital along with his wife Dr. Bharati Amte at Anadawan and coordinates operations between Anandwan and satellite projects.

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Dr. Vikas Amte, Dr. Sheetal Amte and Kaustubh Amte in conversation with Shailesh Deshpande


Education

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Dr. Vikas completed his MBBS and then received post graduate training from Central Leprosy Teaching & Research Institute (CLTRI), Chingleput, Tamil Nadu.

Work

Vikas Amte Lok Biradari Prakalp YouTube

Dr. Vikas has advocated for the disabled and disadvantaged sections of the society, including those suffering leprosy. He is chief functionary at Maharogi Sewa Samiti since 1985 where he has ushered in a number of sustainable technologies, development strategies, and rehabilitation measures for the benefit of people with other disabilities. He has developed a concept of empowerment of physically challenged people with the aid of music, giving rise to the musical group ‘Swaranandwan’ composed of 400 disabled patients who perform professionally across the state.

Awards

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Amte is bestowed with many awards from society. Some of the awards include:

  • Chandrapur Bhushan award in January 2012.
  • Lokmanya Tilak award for the year 2012 was jointly given to Dr. Vikas and Dr. Prakash Amte.
  • United Nations Right Livelihood Award from Sweden in 1988
  • Manav Sewa Award by Young Men's Gandhi Association, Rajkot
  • Kustha Mitra Purskar by Vidarbha Maharogi Sewa Mandal, Tapovan, Amravati
  • Shri. Nemichand Shrishrimal Award for Outstanding Role in Social Work
  • Late Shri. Mahadeo Balvant Natu Purskar, Pune
  • SARTHI Award, Nagpur
  • Kumar Gandharva Puraskar in 1998

    • Honors

  • Government of India had appointed him as an honorary member of the General Council, Standing Committee and Executive Committee of Council for Advancement of Peoples Action and Rural Technology (CAPART)
  • Adviser to National Leprosy Commission
  • Agricultural adviser to ministry of economic affairs, and he was the youngest of eleven eminent leprologists and social workers called by late prime minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi for eradication of leprosy in India by 2000 A. D.
  • He is presently a member of executive committee of YASHADA.
  • Member of standing committee CAPART, Govt. of India (On Disabilities)
  • Member of Regional Committee – Council For Advancement Of Peoples Action and Ahmedabad Rural Technology (CAPART)
  • District Committee of People for Animals (Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals)
  • He is a consultant to Water distribution and sanitary committee of Govt. of Maharashtra and Ministry of Railways, Central India.
  • He was appointed as Chairman of Maharashtra Govt. Tribal Sub Plan Committee (Five Year Plan) in 1996 – 97 and later as a member, on state planning board for integrated watershed development program and member of Dr. Bhagvati Committee of Public Health Department of Government of Maharashtra.
  • He has also served as a member of the workshop of [Tata Institute of Social Sciences]], on issues related to relief and rehabilitation of people affected by earthquakes in Koyna, Uttar Kashi, Osmanabad and Latur in 1994 – 95.
  • He was specially invited to participate with a select group of experts from the health and education sectors, by the Hunger Project, at the global office in New York City and Round Table Conference by the Commonwealth Secretariat, London on strategy issues in development management - June /July 1987 and again in 9 May - 13, 1988.

    • Personal life

    Dr. Vikas married to Dr. Bharati Amte in the year 1976. He holds a doctoral degree from Government Medical College, Nagpur. He did Post Graduate Certificate Course in Leprosy from Central Leprosy Training and Research Institute, Chingleput, (CLTRI) Tamil Nadu. Dr. Bharati is a pediatrician who looks after medical and general administration at Anandwan. They have two children, Mr. Kaustubh, a Chartered accountant who is now Assistant secretary of Maharogi Seva Samiti and Dr. Sheetal who is a medical professional with a M.B.B.S. degree and also has a master's degree in Social Entrepreneurship from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

    Books

    He has authored the Marathi book titled 'Anandwan Prayogwan' which shares about his experiences and experiments at Anandwan.

    References

    Vikas Amte Wikipedia
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