Nirmala Sitharaman, S Jaishankar to honour with ‘Distinguished award’

New Delhi : Npnews24 online – Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who studied in the school of social sciences and school of International studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University and External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar who studied in school of International studies will honored by the executive council of JNU it its meeting and decided to honour both with ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’.

A press release from the university stated: “Their highly distinguished career and achievements have made the University very proud and they are a great source of inspiration for JNU students and researchers.”

Executive Council of Jawaharlal Nehru University today approved a proposal to give the Distinguished Alumni Award to two of its alumni, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman & External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during the convocation of JNU in Aug 2019. (File pics) pic.twitter.com/97pjoXfz8n

— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2019

According to the source, both will be the first recipients of this ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’