Dr. Ambedkar National Award

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 by	Government of India
Reward(s)	₹ 1 million
First awarded	1993
Last awarded	2014
Highlights
Total awarded	7
First winner	National Institute of Social Work and Social Science, Bhubaneswar
Last winner	Babu Lal Nirmal & Amar Seva Sangam
Website	ambedkarfoundation.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	organization
1994	Rayat Shikshan Sanstha	Satara, Maharashtra	organization
1996	Ramakrishna Mission Ashram[5]	Narainpur in Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh	organization
1998	Kasthurba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam[5]	Vedaraniam, Tamil Nadu	organization
2011	Sukhadeo Thorat[6]	Maharashtra	person
2012	Samata Sainik Dal[6]	Maharashtra	organization
2014	Babu Lal Nirmal & Amar Seva Sangam[6]	Rajasthan Tamil Nadu	person and organization

See also

• List of awards and prizes named after B. R. Ambedkar
• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Award Archived 2021-06-15 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. "Awards listing" (PDF). ambedkarfoundation.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
2. "Awards listing" (PDF). ambedkarfoundation.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
3. SHARMA, NIDHI (10 May 2017). "Ambedkar National Award: Shortage of deserving candidates working for upliftment of weaker section". The Economic Times.
4. "President presents Dr Ambedkar National Award for Social Understanding and Upliftment of Weaker Sections". pib.nic.in.
5. "President to present Ambedkar award". The Hindu. 14 April 2000.^{[dead link‍]}
6. "सुखदेव थोरात यांना डॉ. आंबेडकर राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार". prahaar.in. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.