Sushila, Ramana Rao conferred Sat Paul Mittal Award

LUDHIANA: Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust NSKT founded in 1983 by late Sat Paul Mittal to propagate the ideologies of Indias first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru today conferred the Sat Paul Mittal National Awards 2019

Updated At : 01:10 PM Nov 12, 2019 IST

Union minister Prakash Javadekar presents winners with Sat Paul Mittal National Awards in Ludhiana on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu mahajan

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 11

Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust (NSKT) founded in 1983 by late Sat Paul Mittal to propagate the ideologies of India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, today conferred the Sat Paul Mittal National Awards (2019).

In the individual category, Sushila Bohra and Dr B Ramana Rao were jointly recognised while in the institutional category, the award was jointly shared by Students’ Education and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) and Impulse NGO Network. Additionally, the Sat Paul Mittal appreciation awards for the year were also conferred on Dr Ajit Sood and Dilasa Janvikas Pratishthan.

The awards were given away by Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Rakesh Bharti Mittal, President, Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust, at a function held here today. The winners were given a total cash prize of Rs 12 lakh along with citations.

The Sat Paul Mittal National Award and the Sat Paul Mittal Appreciation Award are given every year for outstanding service to humanity. The Trust invites nominations for honouring individuals and institutions working in various areas but not limited to health, education, environment, food, shelter, etc.