The Chhattisgarh government on Monday announced 33 State Awards to be given to 41 persons who excelled in their fields and brought laurels to the state.
The awards will be conferred at a function on the occasion of the State Foundation Day on November 1 here.
Culture Minister Amarjeet Bhagat announced the awards here.
Senior journalist K.N. Kishore of The Pioneer (English), Raipur, has been named for the Madhur Kher Memorial Journalism Award (English). Dhananjay Verma of Haribhoomi has been named for the Chandulal Chandrakar Journalism Award (Hindi).
Also, Amitesh Pandey and Vaibhav Pandey have been jointly named for the Chandulal Chandrakar Journalism Award (Electronic-Hindi).
Sudeep Thakur has been named for the Pt. Madhav Rao Sapre Rashtriya Rachnatmakta Samaan.