27 get National Youth Awards

 New Delhi, July 4, 2013: President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the National Youth Award 2011-12 on 27 individuals and one organization at a function held at the historic Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Jitendra Singh and several other dignitaries were present on the occasion. It is for the first time the National Youth awards have been given by the President of India.

National Youth Awards, instituted in the year 1985 are conferred on youth each year who have demonstrably excelled in youth work in different fields of youth developmental activities and social service. The award carries a pure silver medal, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 40,000/- in case of individual awardee and Rs. 2.00 lakhs for voluntary organization.

The selected young individuals are expected to possess leadership qualities and use them in successfully carrying out voluntary activities in the field of Youth Development.

This award is a source of encouragement to the awardees, as well as an example and catalyst to others in future.

Selection of awardees is first made at State level and then at National level. At the National level, a Screening Committee headed by the joint secretary scrutinizes the proposals recommended by the State Government/UT administration at first. These screened proposals are thereafter placed before the Central Selection Committee headed either by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports or secretary, Youth Affairs that makes the final selection of youth awardees. The Central Selection Committee may, at its discretion, consider on merits, individuals or youth organizations not recommended by a State Government/UT, for the Award.

National Youth Award winners for the year 2011-12:

Sl. No.	Name of the Individuals
1.	M. Ramulu, Andhra Pradesh
2.	Aluwala Vishnu, Andhra Pradesh
3.	Tilling Yam, Arunachal Pradesh
4.	Pardeep Raj(physically challenged), Delhi
5.	Chanchal Aggarwal, New Delhi
6.	Girish Kumar, New Delhi
7.	Malisa Zemira Simoes, Goa
8.	Suman, Haryana
9.	Ruchi Kaushik, Haryana
10.	Ashok Kumar, Haryana
11.	Gurmeet Kaur, Himachal Pradesh
12.	Besar Dass Harnot, Himachal Pradesh
13.	Kiran Kumar Sharma, Jammu and Kashmir
14.	Lakshminarayana Kajegadde, Karnataka
15.	B. Hanumanthappa, Karnataka
16.	Fasal Varis, Kerala
17.	Tara Usman Mulla, Maharashtra
18.	Jagdale Shantanu Ramdas, Maharashtra
19.	Soraishanm Taruni Devi, Manipur
20.	Shri Kitboklang Nongphlang, Meghalaya
21.	M. Tejeswar, Odisha
22.	Gangadhar Behara, Odisha
23.	Dhyanananda Panda, Odisha
24.	Khusmeet Kaur Bains, Punjab
25.	Gurnam Singh Sidhu, Punjab
26.	Ladu Lal Jat, Rajasthan
27.	Gulab Chand Salvi, Rajashtan

S.No.	Name of the Organizations
1.	Bhavishya Educational and Charitable Society, West Bengal

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