‘Rashtriya Puruskar Portal’ launched

‘Rashtriya Puruskar Portal’ launched – the Union Government has developed the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal in order to encourage openness and public partnership. Several civilian awards have been instituted by various Ministries/Departments/Agencies of the Government of India to recognize people who have excelled and made exceptional contributions in their fields.

For inviting nominations for various awards, a common Rashtriya Puruskar Portal (https://awards.gov.in ) has been developed by the Government so as to bring together all the Awards of the various Ministries/Departments/Agencies of the Government of India under one digital platform to ensure transparency and public partnership (Jan Bhagidari). This Portal aims to facilitate citizens to nominate individuals/organizations for various Awards instituted by the Government of India.

These awards include Padma Awards, Sardar Patel National Unity Award, Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, Jeevan Raksha Padak series of Awards, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Skill Excellence Award, etc.

Nominations/recommendations for the following Awards are open:

1. Padma Awards- Nomination open till 15/09/2022
2. Sardar Patel National Unity Award- Nomination open till 31/07/2022
3. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award- Nomination open till 16/06/2022
4. Jeevan Raksha Padak series of Awards- Nomination open till 30/09/2022
5. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Skill Excellence Award- Nomination open till 16/06/2022.