Maharashtra Bhushan

Maharashtra Bhushan Award
Maharashtra State highest civilian award for outstanding individual achievements
Sponsored byGovt. of Maharashtra
Reward(s)₹ 25,00,000/-[1]
First awarded1996
Last awarded2023

The Maharashtra Bhushan is a highest civilian award presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra State in India.

When the Shivsena- BJP alliance came to power in 1995, it proposed to institute this award. The Maharashtra Bhushan was first awarded in 1996. It was initially conferred in every years in the fields of Literature, Art, Sport, and Science. Later the fields of Social Work, Journalism, and Public Administration and Health Services were included. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in their field.

Prize and selection

At present, the award carries a cash prize of ₹ 25 lakhs, a memento and citation. The winners are selected by a committee appointed of the Government of Maharashtra.

Recipients

The recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan award are as follows

Year Name Image Field Ref.
1996 Purushottam Laxman Deshpande Literature [2]
1997 Lata Mangeshkar

Music [3]
1998 Sunil Gavaskar Sports
1999 Vijay Bhatkar Science [4]
2001 Sachin Tendulkar Sports [5]
2002 Bhimsen Joshi Arts, Music [6]
2003 Abhay and Rani Bang Medical Services [7]
2004 Baba Amte Social Work [8]
2005 Raghunath Anant Mashelkar Science [9]
2006 Ratan Tata Public Administration [10]
2007 R. K. Patil Public Administration [11]
2008 Dr. Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari

Social Work [12]
2008 Mangesh Padgaonkar Literature [13]
2009 Sulochana Latkar Arts, Cinema [14]
2010 Jayant Narlikar Science [15]
2011 Anil Kakodkar Science [16]
2015 Babasaheb Purandare Literature [17]
2021 Asha Bhosle Music [18]
2022 Appasaheb Dharmadhikari Social Work
2023 Ashok Saraf Arts, Cinema

References

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