Zehra Ali Yavar Jung

Zehra Ali Yavar Jung was an Indian social worker and the founder of Society For Clean Cities (SCC), a non governmental organization working for the welfare of the slum dwellers of Mumbai.

[1] She was married to Ali Yavar Jung,[2] a diplomat and a former governor of the State of Maharashtra.

[3] She also founded the National Society for Clean Cities, a social organization which runs a children's home in Bandra where children from financially poor families are accommodated and their educational, nutritional, medical, vocational, recreational and cultural welfare are looked after.

[6] The Government of India awarded her the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1973, for her contributions to society.

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