Now, common web portal for recommendation of awards
New Delhi, July 27
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched a common portal for recommendations and nominations of all official awards, including the Padma awards, to ensure transparency and partnership.
The “Rashtriya Puraskar” portal facilitates every citizen or organisation to nominate for various awards instituted by the Government of India, the MHA said in an official statement today.
The portal has been developed to bring all awards of various ministries, departments and agencies of the Government of India on a common platform to ensure transparency and public partnership (‘jan bhagidari’), the statement read. At present, the nominations or recommendations for several awards, including the Padma awards, are open.
For the Padma awards, the last date for nominations or recommendations is September 15; for Vayoshreshtha Samman, the national award for senior citizens, the last date is August 18; and for the national awards for institutions engaged in empowering persons with disabilities, 2021, the last date is August 28.
The last date for nominations or recommendations for the Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar is August 31; for the Sardar Patel National Unity award July 31; and for the National Awards for Outstanding Services in the Field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, it is July 30.
Rashtriya Puraskar
The “Rashtriya Puraskar” portal facilitates every citizen or organisation to nominate for various awards instituted by the Government of India, the MHA said in an official statement.
