Dr. B. C. Roy Award
| Dr. B. C. Roy Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Medical doctor |
| Date | 1973 |
| Country | India |
| Reward(s) | 1 lakh |
| Website | www |
The Bidhan Chandra Roy Award is an award instituted in 1962 in memory of Dr. B. C. Roy by the Medical Council of India. It is presented by the President of India in New Delhi every year on July 1, National Doctors' Day. It is also the highest honour that can be achieved by a doctor in India.
The award is given annually in each of the following categories:
- Statesmanship of the Highest Order in India.
- Medical Statesman,
- Eminent Medical Person,
- Eminent person in Philosophy,
- Eminent person in Science
- Eminent person in Arts.
It was first awarded in 1972 to Dr M.P Mehrey of Sitapur Eye Hospital, Sitapur(also referred to as the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology), by V. V. Giri, the then President of India.