The 'Rajya Alankaran' (State-level felicitation awards ) for 2016-17 were declared on Friday.
Chhattisgarh Culture Minister Dayaldas Baghel declared the awards during a press conference held here.
The awards will be given during Rajyotsava’s concluding day ceremony at Naya Raipur on Saturday.
As per the list,Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh award for upliftment of Tribal and backward community was conferred to Sain Kumar of Dhamtari.
likewise, Gundadhur award for sports was given to Kumari Ramful Tondar from Mungeli.
Minimata award for Women Empowerment was given to Chandeshwari Thakur Balod.
Guru Ghasidas award for Social Awareness/Dalit Welfare was given to Same Bai Shastri Raipur; Thakur Pyarelal Singh award in Cooperative sector was given to Gaurela Sahkari Vipanan Sanstha Maryadit Pendra Road Bilaspur;
Haji Hasan Ali award for Urdu language was given to Janab Hasan Jafar Raipuri; Maharaj Praveer Chand Bhanjdeo award for archery was given to Abhilash Raj of Bilaspur.
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla award for contribution to Social Economical and Educational sector was given to Vinod Kumar Shukla of Raipur; Chakradhar Samman for Music and Arts was given to Rajkamal Nayak of Raipur; Dau Mandaraji Samman for contribution to folk arts and craft Pt Shiv Kumar Tiwari Hirri Mines of Bilaspur; Dr Khoobchand Baghel Samman for Agriculture was given to lakshman Kumar Patel of Raigarh; Chandulal Chandrakar Smriti award for Electronic Media (Hindi) Naresh Mishra of Jagdalpur; Madhukar Kher Smriti Patrakarita Puraskar print Media (English) Sameer Shukla of Raipur; Danveer Bhamashah Samman for communal harmony and help was given to Ms Dinesh Kumari Chaturvedi of Durg; Dhanvantari Samman for Ayurveda was given to Dr Manoharji Tekchandani of Bilaspur; Bilasabai Kevatin Samman for Pisiculture to Sanendra Kumar Baghel of Durg; Sanskrit Bhasaha Samman for Sanskrit was given to Dr lakshmikant Sharma of Raipur; Dr Bhanwar Singh Porte Samman for serving Tribal people was given to Purkha Ke Surta Jan Kalyan Samiti of Durg; Pt lakhanlal Mishra Samman for crime investigation was given to Sub Inspector Amit Patle of police outpost Raigarh and Pt Madhavrao Sapre Rashtria Rachnatmakta Samman (National) for journalism was given to Vijaydutt Shridhar from Bhopal.