The National Communal Amity Award 2013 would be conferred on persons for their outstanding contribution for promoting national unity and communal harmony.
The award instituted by National Communal Harmony Organisation under Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
The General Administration Department (GAD) at the Mantralaya here in a circular despatched to all the district collectors has invited nominations for the conferment of the award by June 15 this year.
The person or the institution conferred with the award will receive a cash prize and a commendation letter.
The Secretary of National Communal Harmony Organization, New Delhi in a letter to the Chhattisgarh government stated that in the individual category the award amount is `5 lakhs and in the organization category it is `10 lakhs. The proforma for applying and rules for the award scheme is available on the website www.nfch.nic.in.
Till now the award had been given to 13 individuals and 11 organisations.