Two doctors each from the AIIMS and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) in Delhi have been selected for the prestigious Dr BC Roy Award for excellence in the field of medicine. Randeep Guleria, Head of Pulmonology and CS Yadav of department of orthopaedics from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences have been chosen for the award.

Chairman of Board of Management at SGRH DS Rana and Arvind Kumar have also been chosen for the coveted award. The awards will be given by the President next year. The Bidhan Chandra Roy Award was instituted in 1976 in the memory of renowned physician and freedom fighter BC Roy by Medical Council of India.