Odisha’s Subrat Kumar Das was among 20 youths in the country who received the National Youth Awards at a function organised by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in New Delhi on Monday.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Kiren Rijiju conferred the awards on individuals (aged between 15-29 years) and organisations for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and social service.
The individual award comprises of a medal, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 50,000.
The objective of the awards given by the Ministry is to motivate youths to achieve excellence in the field of national development and social service, to encourage young people to develop a sense of responsibility to the community and thus to improve their own personal potential as good citizens and to give recognition to the outstanding work done by voluntary organisations working with the youths for national development including social service.