The 2012 awards programme includes two groups and a total of eight award categories.
HN Girisha who won the silver medal at the London Paralympics and GS Paramashivaiah who headed the committee which prepared the report on diversion of excess water from west flowing rivers of the state to parched areas, including Tumkur, Kolar and Chitradurga, are among those who have been selected for the Rajyotsava award by the state government. The award carries Rs1 lakh in cash and a 20-gm gold medal apart from a citation.
Announcing the list of awardees, Kannada and culture minister Govind M Karajol on Wednesday said the government finalised the names of 57 individuals and seven NGOs for the award in recognition of their excellence and contribution in various fields.
Except those who have been selected from the filed of sports, only individuals of over 50 years of age have been selected for the award. “We have chosen the deserving candidates. Politicians have not been considered and I have prevented politicians from influencing the 20-member selection committee headed by chief minister Jagadish Shettar,” he said.
The government failed to keep its promise of limiting the number of awardees to 50. Previous years, the number of awardees touched 200, causing embarrassment for the government. The awards will be conferred on Karnataka Rajyotsava day on November 1.
This year''s Rajyotsava awardees
Namma Bengaluru Awards soon
The Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) on Wednesday invited nominations for the fourth edition of Namma Bengaluru Awards (NBA) 2012. The winner earns the title of hero, and are nominated by ordinary citizens.
Past winners include an extraordinary citizen who cares for destitute in the city; a sweeper nominated by a grateful citizen for taking exceptional pain to keep their street clean and an individual who takes responsibility for cremating unclaimed bodies according to their religious customs.
The 2012 awards programme includes two groups and a total of eight award categories. Citizens have been invited to send in nominations to the following categories and no self nominations are allowed. They are government (official/organisation), citizen (individual/elected tepresentative), citizens’ groups (RWA/CBO/NGO, Media (individual/organization) and social entrepreneur.
This year it introduced new categories - corporate social responsibility and media awards
To nominate, one needs to complete a form. Nominations can be made online through www.nammabengaluruawards.org. Duly filled form can also be emailed to: nba2012@nammabengaluruawards.org.
The nomination forms are available at Café Coffee Day, CUPPA and C Krishnaiah Chetty & Sons outlets.
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