Maharashtra for social and economic uplift, are among the six recipients of the prestigious 2011 Ramon Magsaysay Awards. Raman Magsaysay Award Foundation President, Carmencita T Abella said in Manila that five remarkable individuals and one exceptional organisation, from Cambodia, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines, will receive Asia’s highest honour, the 2011 Ramon Magsaysay Award.

This year’s Magsaysay Award winners will each receive a certificate, a medallion bearing the likeness of the late President, and a cash prize. They will be formally conferred the Magsaysay Award during the Presentation ceremonies to be held on 31st August 2011 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.