Wipro Chairman Azim Premji is among the honorees of this year's Carnegie Medal, considered the most prestigious prize in Philanthropy. The award has been given to him for his efforts to reform public school system in India.<br/>'<br/>Premji, 70, who founded the Azim Premji Foundation, is among the nine philanthropists named recipients of the 2017 Medal of Philanthropy. Carnegie Corporation in a statement said that an extraordinary undertaking is driven by the Azim Premji Foundation's direct field work, currently serving seven states and over three lakh schools to reform public school system of the country. <br/><br/>The Carnegie institutions will award the medals during a formal ceremony here in October.