Chaupal is comprised of a team of dedicated medical practitioners who are renowned in their specialties and possess work experience of over 20 years. The team is also supported by an experienced paraclinical staff.
BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Rajinder Singh Tonk
Founder, Chairman of the Board
As a young medical resident, Dr. Rajinder Singh Tonk often volunteered in under-served areas near Delhi to provide medical care. Moved by the lack of basic facilities and the state of health care for the poor, he pledged to himself that one day he will take health care to those who need it the most.
He obtained an MD in Internal Medicine from the renowned Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. Giving up the prospects of a higher salary and a more comfortable lifestyle that accompany a private sector job, he joined the government-run Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in New Delhi to serve patients across the economic spectrum. In the three decades of clinical practice and teaching that followed, Dr. Tonk supervised the Nursing Home unit, a facility with 50 beds, provided critically-needed care to patients, led community welfare programs and mentored young residents.
On Aug 15, 2007, he founded Chaupal. Spending his Sundays in Banyapur, his ancentral village, he would see patients and talk to locals about nutrition, disease prevention and hygiene. Whether it is recruiting medical professionals, building the health center, contacting the village sarpanch in preparation for upcoming health camps, examining patients, meeting donors, or planting saplings with village kids, Dr. Tonk has immersed himself in Chaupal to fulfill the promise he made to himself thirty years ago.
Three years, over a hundred health camps and 1 full-service medical center later, Dr. Tonk is still raring to go. "There is so much more that needs to be done. This is just the beginning, "he surmises with a beaming smile.
Aloka Singh
Co-Founder
I am a co-founder of Chaupal where I focus on strategic planning and business development. Prior to Chaupal, I was a management consultant at Deloitte where I worked on business transformation projects for Fortune 500 companies in healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial services and retail industries. My work experience also includes internships in investment banking at Barclays Capital and Piper Jaffray. Born and raised in India by physician parents, I experienced first-hand the inequities in healthcare, which inspired me to start Chaupal. I hold a Bachelor's in Economics from University of Delhi, Master's from UPenn and MBA from Cornell University.
Monika Puri
Hon. Chief Operations Officer
Dr. Monika Puri is the Chief Operations Officer of Chaupal. She brings deep patient management and clinical experience in epidemiology, child and maternal health, and public health intervention with patients across the social spectrum at a leading public hospital in New Delhi. She has led national public health programs such as Pulse Polio drives and carried out strategic planning and implementation of programs proposed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. An avid sportswoman herself, she was also a member of the anti-doping medical committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010 held in New Delhi. She holds an MD in Community Medicine from Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Vinod Rawal
Auditor and Honorary Member
Sh. Vinod Rawal is a Commerce Graduate from Kurukshetra University and Fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1988. He has done Diploma in Information System Auditing (DISA) and have also passed Certificate course on International Taxation conducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He founded V.Rawal & Co., Chartered Accountants in 1992 providing services in the field of Accountancy, Auditing and Consultancy on Direct Taxes including International Taxation in India and abroad.
He represented matters of Direct Taxes and Indirect Taxes before various assessment and appellate authorities throughout country and is providing consultancy services to clients in India and abroad.
He has delivered various lectures on direct and indirect taxes at various forums, written columns for newspapers, contributed articles of professional interest for various professional magazines and have given his appearance on various TV Channels. He is regular in analyzing General Budget since 2010 on A2Z News channel. He is associated with various NGOs as part of social responsibility towards society at large.
