birth_place awards article_title name occupation
delhi , india padma shri veerendra raj mehta
 veerendra raj mehta social worker
veerendra raj mehta

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 consultant of the asian development bank in manila , philippines .
he is the younger brother of devendra raj mehta , a 2008 winner of padma bhushan and the founder of bhagwan mahaveer viklang sahayata samiti -lrb- bmvss -rrb- , jaipur , the makers of renowned jaipur foot , where veerendra raj mehta works as an honorary executive director .
mehta is credited with taking jaipur foot beyond the indian boundaries , founded the mahaveer philippines foundation inc. -lrb- mpfi -rrb- and has established three centres of the prosthetic makers in philippines and one in pakistan .
he has been honoured by the philippines house of representatives and has been presented with the key to the city of manila .
he was honoured by the government of india in 2015 with padma shri , the fourth highest indian civilian award .
