Maharashtra Bhushan
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Maharashtra Bhushan Award | |
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Maharashtra State highest civilian award for outstanding individual achievements | |
Sponsored by | Govt. of Maharashtra |
Reward(s) | ₹ 1,000,000 |
First awarded | 1996 |
Last awarded | 2021 |
The Maharashtra Bhushan is a highest civilian award presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra state in India.
When the Shivsena- BJP alliance came to power in 1995, it proposed to institute this award. The Maharashtra Bhushan was first awarded in 1996. It was initially conferred in every years in the fields of Literature, Art, Sport, and Science. Later the fields of Social Work, Journalism, and Public Administration and Health Services were included. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in their field.
Prize and selection[]
At present, the award carries a cash prize of ₹10 lakh, a memento and citation.[1] The winners are selected by a committee appointed of the Government of Maharashtra.
Recipients[]
The recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan award are as follows
Year | Name | Image | Field | Ref. |
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1996 | Purushottam Laxman Deshpande | ![]() |
Literature | [2] |
1997 | Lata Mangeshkar | ![]() |
Arts, Music | [3] |
1999 | Vijay Bhatkar | ![]() |
Science | [4] |
2001 | Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
Sports | [5] |
2002 | Bhimsen Joshi | ![]() |
Arts, Music | [6] |
2003 | Abhay and Rani Bang | ![]() |
Medical Services | [7] |
2004 | Baba Amte | ![]() |
Social Work | [8] |
2005 | Raghunath Anant Mashelkar | ![]() |
Science | [9] |
2006 | Ratan Tata | ![]() |
Public Administration | [10] |
2007 | R. K. Patil | Social Work | [11] | |
2008 | Nana Dharmadhikari | Social Work | [12] | |
2008 | Mangesh Padgaonkar | ![]() |
Literature | [1] |
2009 | Sulochana Latkar | ![]() |
Art, Cinema | [13] |
2010 | Jayant Narlikar | ![]() |
Science | [14] |
2011 | Anil Kakodkar | Science | [14] | |
2015 | Babasaheb Purandare | Literature | [15] | |
2021 | Asha Bhosle | ![]() |
Arts ,Music | [16] |
See also[]
References[]
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- Recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award
- Civil awards and decorations of Maharashtra