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	'''Veerendra Raj Mehta''' is an Indian social worker, a former Joint Secretary to the [[Government of India]], a trustee of [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]] and a former Senior Specialist of the [[Asian Development Bank]] in Manila, Philippines and a Consultant at the World Bank and the African Development Bank.<ref name="Press Note">{{cite web \| url=http://www.pressnote.in/National-News_260211.html \| title=Press Note \| publisher=Press Note \| date=25 January 2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}. He has also served as a Director of Tata Motors for over 11 years. </ref><ref name="Jaipur Foot">{{cite web \| url=http://jaipurfoot.org/who_we_are/leadership_team.html\| title=Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Jaipur Foot \| date=2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227124508/http://jaipurfoot.org/who_we_are/leadership_team.html\|archive-date=27 February 2015\|url-status=unfit}}</ref> He is the elder brother of [[D. R. Mehta\|Devendra Raj Mehta]], a 2008 winner of [[Padma Bhushan]] and the founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur, the makers of renowned [[Jaipur foot]], where Veerendra Raj Mehta is also an honorary executive President.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/prime-minister-appreciates-contribution-of-jaipur-foot/article6388854.ece \| title= PM appreciates contribution of Jaipur Foot \| first=Aarti \| last=Dhar \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=8 September 2014 \| access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>		'''Veerendra Raj Mehta''' is an Indian social worker, a former Joint Secretary to the [[Government of India]], a trustee of [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]] and a former Senior Specialist of the [[Asian Development Bank]] in Manila, Philippines and a Consultant at the World Bank and the African Development Bank.<ref name="Press Note">{{cite web \| url=http://www.pressnote.in/National-News_260211.html \| title=Press Note \| publisher=Press Note \| date=25 January 2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}. He has also served as a Director of Tata Motors for over 11 years. </ref><ref name="Jaipur Foot">{{cite web \| url=http://jaipurfoot.org/who_we_are/leadership_team.html\| title=Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Jaipur Foot \| date=2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227124508/http://jaipurfoot.org/who_we_are/leadership_team.html\|archive-date=27 February 2015\|url-status=unfit}}</ref> He is the elder brother of [[D. R. Mehta\|Devendra Raj Mehta]], a 2008 winner of [[Padma Bhushan]] and the founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur, the makers of renowned [[Jaipur foot]], where Veerendra Raj Mehta is also an honorary executive President.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/prime-minister-appreciates-contribution-of-jaipur-foot/article6388854.ece \| title= PM appreciates contribution of Jaipur Foot \| first=Aarti \| last=Dhar \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=8 September 2014 \| access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>

	Mehta is credited with taking Jaipur Foot<ref name="Jaipur Foot video">{{cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2XhHxvE-Es \| title=Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Black Berry \| work=[[YouTube]] video \| date=5 June 2010 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> beyond the Indian boundaries,<ref name="IBN Live">{{cite web \| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310063420/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=10 March 2013 \| title=IBN Live \| publisher=IBN Live \| date=5 March 2013 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> founded the Mahaveer Philippines Foundation Inc. (MPFI) and has established three centres of the prosthetic makers in Philippines.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Going global with the Jaipur Foot">{{cite web \| url=http://jaipurfoot.org/media/feature_stories/vr_mehta.html\| title=Going global with the Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Jaipur Foot \| date=2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803023843/https://jaipurfoot.org/media/feature_stories/vr_mehta.html\|archive-date=3 August 2013\|url-status=unfit}}</ref> He has been honoured by the Philippines House of Representatives in 2010 and has been presented with the key to the city of [[Manila]] in 1993.<ref name="Press Note" /> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2015 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Padma Awards \|date=2015 \|access-date=16 February 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6VrWjEuo3?url=~~http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 \|archive-date=26 January 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>––He has co-authored a book titled "Mother Teresa - Inspiring Incidents" with his wife Vimla Mehta, based on their close association of 15 years with Mother Teresa and her work in Manila, Philippines.		Mehta is credited with taking Jaipur Foot<ref name="Jaipur Foot video">{{cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2XhHxvE-Es \| title=Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Black Berry \| work=[[YouTube]] video \| date=5 June 2010 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> beyond the Indian boundaries,<ref name="IBN Live">{{cite web \| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310063420/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=10 March 2013 \| title=IBN Live \| publisher=IBN Live \| date=5 March 2013 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> founded the Mahaveer Philippines Foundation Inc. (MPFI) and has established three centres of the prosthetic makers in Philippines.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Going global with the Jaipur Foot">{{cite web \| url=http://jaipurfoot.org/media/feature_stories/vr_mehta.html\| title=Going global with the Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Jaipur Foot \| date=2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803023843/https://jaipurfoot.org/media/feature_stories/vr_mehta.html\|archive-date=3 August 2013\|url-status=unfit}}</ref> He has been honoured by the Philippines House of Representatives in 2010 and has been presented with the key to the city of [[Manila]] in 1993.<ref name="Press Note" /> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2015 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Padma Awards \|date=2015 \|access-date=16 February 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 \|archive-date=28 January 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>––He has co-authored a book titled "Mother Teresa - Inspiring Incidents" with his wife Vimla Mehta, based on their close association of 15 years with Mother Teresa and her work in Manila, Philippines.

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	'''Veerendra Raj Mehta''' is an Indian social worker, a former Joint Secretary to the [[Government of India]], a trustee of [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]] and a former Senior Specialist of the [[Asian Development Bank]] in Manila, Philippines and a Consultant at the World Bank and the African Development Bank.<ref name="Press Note">{{cite web \| url=http://www.pressnote.in/National-News_260211.html \| title=Press Note \| publisher=Press Note \| date=25 January 2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}. He has also served as a Director of Tata Motors for over 11 years. </ref><ref name="Jaipur Foot">{{cite web \| url=http://jaipurfoot.org/who_we_are/leadership_team.html~~#.VPA43Mv9nwo~~ \| title=Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Jaipur Foot \| date=2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> He is the elder brother of [[D. R. Mehta\|Devendra Raj Mehta]], a 2008 winner of [[Padma Bhushan]] and the founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur, the makers of renowned [[Jaipur foot]], where Veerendra Raj Mehta is also an honorary executive President.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/prime-minister-appreciates-contribution-of-jaipur-foot/article6388854.ece \| title= PM appreciates contribution of Jaipur Foot \| first=Aarti \| last=Dhar \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=8 September 2014 \| access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>		'''Veerendra Raj Mehta''' is an Indian social worker, a former Joint Secretary to the [[Government of India]], a trustee of [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]] and a former Senior Specialist of the [[Asian Development Bank]] in Manila, Philippines and a Consultant at the World Bank and the African Development Bank.<ref name="Press Note">{{cite web \| url=http://www.pressnote.in/National-News_260211.html \| title=Press Note \| publisher=Press Note \| date=25 January 2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}. He has also served as a Director of Tata Motors for over 11 years. </ref><ref name="Jaipur Foot">{{cite web \| url=http://jaipurfoot.org/who_we_are/leadership_team.html\| title=Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Jaipur Foot \| date=2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227124508/http://jaipurfoot.org/who_we_are/leadership_team.html\|archive-date=27 February 2015\|url-status=unfit}}</ref> He is the elder brother of [[D. R. Mehta\|Devendra Raj Mehta]], a 2008 winner of [[Padma Bhushan]] and the founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur, the makers of renowned [[Jaipur foot]], where Veerendra Raj Mehta is also an honorary executive President.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/prime-minister-appreciates-contribution-of-jaipur-foot/article6388854.ece \| title= PM appreciates contribution of Jaipur Foot \| first=Aarti \| last=Dhar \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=8 September 2014 \| access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>

	Mehta is credited with taking Jaipur Foot<ref name="Jaipur Foot video">{{cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2XhHxvE-Es \| title=Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Black Berry \| work=[[YouTube]] video \| date=5 June 2010 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> beyond the Indian boundaries,<ref name="IBN Live">{{cite web \| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310063420/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=10 March 2013 \| title=IBN Live \| publisher=IBN Live \| date=5 March 2013 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> founded the Mahaveer Philippines Foundation Inc. (MPFI) and has established three centres of the prosthetic makers in Philippines.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Going global with the Jaipur Foot">{{cite web \| url=http://jaipurfoot.org/media/feature_stories/vr_mehta.html~~#.VPA-Usv9nwo~~ \| title=Going global with the Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Jaipur Foot \| date=2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> He has been honoured by the Philippines House of Representatives in 2010 and has been presented with the key to the city of [[Manila]] in 1993.<ref name="Press Note" /> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2015 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Padma Awards \|date=2015 \|access-date=16 February 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VrWjEuo3?url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 \|archive-date=26 January 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>––He has co-authored a book titled "Mother Teresa - Inspiring Incidents" with his wife Vimla Mehta, based on their close association of 15 years with Mother Teresa and her work in Manila, Philippines.		Mehta is credited with taking Jaipur Foot<ref name="Jaipur Foot video">{{cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2XhHxvE-Es \| title=Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Black Berry \| work=[[YouTube]] video \| date=5 June 2010 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> beyond the Indian boundaries,<ref name="IBN Live">{{cite web \| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310063420/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=10 March 2013 \| title=IBN Live \| publisher=IBN Live \| date=5 March 2013 \| access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> founded the Mahaveer Philippines Foundation Inc. (MPFI) and has established three centres of the prosthetic makers in Philippines.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Going global with the Jaipur Foot">{{cite web \| url=http://jaipurfoot.org/media/feature_stories/vr_mehta.html\| title=Going global with the Jaipur Foot \| publisher=Jaipur Foot \| date=2015 \| access-date=27 February 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803023843/https://jaipurfoot.org/media/feature_stories/vr_mehta.html\|archive-date=3 August 2013\|url-status=unfit}}</ref> He has been honoured by the Philippines House of Representatives in 2010 and has been presented with the key to the city of [[Manila]] in 1993.<ref name="Press Note" /> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2015 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Padma Awards \|date=2015 \|access-date=16 February 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VrWjEuo3?url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 \|archive-date=26 January 2015 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>––He has co-authored a book titled "Mother Teresa - Inspiring Incidents" with his wife Vimla Mehta, based on their close association of 15 years with Mother Teresa and her work in Manila, Philippines.

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'''Veerendra Raj Mehta''' is an Indian social worker, a former Joint Secretary to the [[Government of India]], a trustee of [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]] and a former Senior Specialist of the [[Asian Development Bank]] in Manila, Philippines and a Consultant at the World Bank and the African Development Bank.<ref name="Press Note">{{cite web | url=http://www.pressnote.in/National-News_260211.html | title=Press Note | publisher=Press Note | date=25 January 2015 | access-date=27 February 2015}}. He has also served as a Director of Tata Motors for over 11 years. </ref><ref name="Jaipur Foot">{{cite web | url=http://jaipurfoot.org/who_we_are/leadership_team.html#.VPA43Mv9nwo | title=Jaipur Foot | publisher=Jaipur Foot | date=2015 | access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> He is the elder brother of [[D. R. Mehta|Devendra Raj Mehta]], a 2008 winner of [[Padma Bhushan]] and the founder of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur, the makers of renowned [[Jaipur foot]], where Veerendra Raj Mehta is also an honorary executive President.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/prime-minister-appreciates-contribution-of-jaipur-foot/article6388854.ece | title= PM appreciates contribution of Jaipur Foot | first=Aarti | last=Dhar | newspaper=The Hindu | date=8 September 2014 | access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>

Mehta is credited with taking Jaipur Foot<ref name="Jaipur Foot video">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2XhHxvE-Es | title=Jaipur Foot | publisher=Black Berry | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=5 June 2010 | access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> beyond the Indian boundaries,<ref name="IBN Live">{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310063420/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/can-the-jaipur-foot-survive-after-devendra-raj-mehta/376765-55.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 March 2013 | title=IBN Live | publisher=IBN Live | date=5 March 2013 | access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> founded the Mahaveer Philippines Foundation Inc. (MPFI) and has established three centres of the prosthetic makers in Philippines.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Going global with the Jaipur Foot">{{cite web | url=http://jaipurfoot.org/media/feature_stories/vr_mehta.html#.VPA-Usv9nwo | title=Going global with the Jaipur Foot | publisher=Jaipur Foot | date=2015 | access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> He has been honoured by the Philippines House of Representatives in 2010 and has been presented with the key to the city of [[Manila]] in 1993.<ref name="Press Note" /> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2015 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Press Note" /><ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Padma Awards |date=2015 |access-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6VrWjEuo3?url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |archive-date=26 January 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>––He has co-authored a book titled "Mother Teresa - Inspiring Incidents" with his wife Vimla Mehta, based on their close association of 15 years with Mother Teresa and her work in Manila, Philippines.

==See also==
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* [[Jaipur foot]]
* [[Sir Dorabji Tata Trust]]
* [[Asian Development Bank]]
* [[D. R. Mehta|Devendra Raj Mehta]]
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