Dr. Ambedkar National Award

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Dr. Ambedkar National Award
National civilian award for outstanding contribution to the promotion of Social Understanding and for the upliftment of the Weaker sections in India.
Sponsored byGovernment of India
Reward(s)₹ 1 million
First awarded1993
Last awarded2014
Highlights
Total awarded7
First winnerNational Institute of Social Work and Social Science, Bhubaneswar
Last winnerBabu Lal Nirmal & Amar Seva Sangam
Websiteambedkarfoundation.nic.in

The Dr. Ambedkar National Award or the Dr. Ambedkar National Award for Social Understanding and Upliftment of Weaker Sections is a national award presented by the Government of India in honour of B. R. Ambedkar, the country's first law minister, father of the Indian Constitution and champion of human rights.[1][2][3]

History[]

It was established in 1992 and is administered by the Dr. Ambedkar foundation to people or organizations for their outstanding work. The award symbolizes the vision of Babasaheb Ambedkar for social understanding and national integrity. The money constituent of this award is 1 million (10 Lakhs) rupees and a citation. This award is provided by the hands of the President of India.[4]

Recipients[]

The following people or organizations have received this award.[3][2]

Year person or organization Place Type
1993 National Institute of Social Work and Social Science[2] Bhubaneswar, Odisha an organization
1994 Rayat Shikshan Sanstha Satara, Maharashtra an organization
1996 Ramakrishna Mission Ashram[5] Narainpur in Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh an organization
1998 Kasthurba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam[5] Vedaraniam, Tamil Nadu an organization
2008 Rajasthan Bal Kalyan Samiti[6] Rajasthan an organization
2011 Sukhadeo Thorat[7] Maharashtra person
2012 Samata Sainik Dal[7] Maharashtra an organization
2014 Babu Lal Nirmal &
Amar Seva Sangam[7]		 Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu		 person and
organization

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Awards listing" (PDF). ambedkarfoundation.nic.in.
  2. ^ a b c "Awards listing" (PDF). ambedkarfoundation.nic.in.
  3. ^ a b SHARMA, NIDHI (10 May 2017). "Ambedkar National Award: Shortage of deserving candidates working for upliftment of weaker section" – via The Economic Times.
  4. ^ "President presents Dr Ambedkar National Award for Social Understanding and Upliftment of Weaker Sections". pib.nic.in.
  5. ^ a b "President to present Ambedkar award". The Hindu. 2000-04-14.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Rajasthan stage government awards list". www.sje.rajasthan.gov.in.
  7. ^ a b c "सुखदेव थोरात यांना डॉ. आंबेडकर राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार". prahaar.in. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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