Maya was awarded the Padma Shri this year for her extraordinary services, which helped save many lives in the state of Rajasthan.

Through her work, she ensures that she imparts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to those who are unaware of this technique so that lives can be saved.

"Every person should be given CPR training as cases of heart attacks are occurring frequently," Maya told IANS on the sidelines of a program organized to train school students on CPR.

An alumnus of Sawai Man Singh Medical College in Jaipur, Maya retired as the superintendent of JK Lone Hospital in Jaipur.

Regarding the aid organization, Maya said that there is not much awareness about the life-saving method of CPR.

“I wanted to create awareness among the public so that common people can also help in times of need. When I was working at SMS Hospital, I was invited to the Rajasthan Police Academy for a training program where police officers and others were trained on life-saving methods. So, I felt it was important to train people and that's why I set up the support organisation,” Maya told IANS.

He said that many lives can be saved, especially during a road accident, by teaching CPR techniques to people around the accident site.