The spectrum of Pravara movement , is being carried ahead through , hard work and dedication by Padmashri’s worthy son , Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil , the Hon’ble Chancellor of the Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University. What started as small step in 1949, soon developed into an approach that has since been widely recognized as “The Pravara Model of Integrated Rural Development” and has won national and international accolades.