In a glittering function on 22^nd Oct.2003 on the occasion of Lord Dhanwantri Day, Prestegious DHANWANTRI AWARD was presented to Prof. Dr.A.K.Gupta by Sh.Haroon Yusuf Hon'ble Minister for Development & Civil Supplies Govt. of NCT Delhi. The award is instituted by All India Indian Medicine Graduates Association for the excellence service in the field of Homoeopathy. Hon'ble Haroon Yusuf said that it is high time that the Indian System of Medicine & Homoeopathy gets its due.