The State Government’s Maharana Pratap Shaurya Rajya Puraskar, Kabir Rajya Samman, Shankaracharya Rajya Samman and State-level Gallantry Awards will be given away on Independence Day. The awards will be given by chief guests of functions in the respective districts.
‘Maharana Pratap Shaurya Rajya Samman’ carries Rs1 lakh and citation. The award will be conferred to Kartik Shrivastava of Makronia in Sagar district. The award is being given to him for showing exemplary courage to nab armed dacoits trying to loot a local jeweller and handing them over to the police on October 20, 2010.
‘Kabir Rajya Samman’ carries Rs50,000 and citation. The award is being given to lalit Kumar Parikh, a resident of Basant Kunj, Dhar for excellent humanitarian service of disabled, old, destitute, blind, deaf and dumb and distressed people during year 2010.‘Shankaracharya Rajya Samman’ comprises Rs50,000 and citation. Prakash Manawat, a resident of Gita Nagar, Indore made outstanding contribution to works done under Road Safety Week, Pulse Polio Campaign in slums, plantation, efforts to rectify declining infant gender ratio and works against female foeticide during year 2010.
‘State-level Gallantry Awards’ will be conferred on 3 persons. Award carrying Rs50,000 and citation will be given for extreme gallant deed to late Rajiv Kumar Rawat of village Hardua of Panna district while awards carrying Rs10,000 and letter of citation each will be given to head constable Ramashankar Mishra and constable Bhagwan Das Dahiya of Damoh.