DR AMBEDKAR
NATIONAL AWARD
One
of the important decisions taken by the Centenary Celebrations Committee of
Babasaheb Dr.B.R.Ambedkar was the institution of Dr Ambedkar National Award.
The Dr.
Ambedkar National Award was instituted in the year 1992. The award is given for the work done for
social understanding and upliftment of weaker sections. Selection is made on the basis of a published
work or a mass movement, which has made considerable impact on the quality of
life of the weaker sections of the society.
The Jury shall also consider efforts made towards integrating the weaker
sections into the mainstream of Indian society and working for their
socio-economic and educational upliftment.
Nominations can only be submitted through competent authority who have
been listed as per Section IV of the Code of Procedure. One award shall be given every year, which
shall carry an amount of Rs 10.00 lakhs and a citation.
The
Jury consists of seven members who shall all be Indian Nationals. The Jury constituted for selecting the
awardees is the Hon'ble Vice President of India, Chairman, Hon'ble Chief Justice
of India, Vice-Chairman, and members are an eminent journalist, an eminent
educationist, a person who has done outstanding work for the upliftment of
weaker sections and two eminent persons from public life in
The
award symbolizes the vision of Babasaheb Dr.B.R. Ambedkar for social
understanding and national integrity.
The
Award for the year 1993 was given to National Institute of Social Work &
Social Sciences (NISWASS)
The
award for the year 1996 was conferred on Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Bastar (District),
Madhya Pradesh. For the year 1998 the award was presented to Kasturba Gandhi
Kanya Gurukulam, Vedaraniam, Tamilnadu.