Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar

Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (IGPP) (lit. Indira Gandhi Environment Award) is an environment award instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India in the year 1987, in order to encourage public participation in environment.[1] It is awarded to individuals and organizations that have made significant and measurable contributions in the field of environment protection and improvement.[2] The prize is presented every year on an occasion related to the environment.

History of the award

The is named after the former Prime Minister of India, late Indira Gandhi. From 1987 to 1990, the award was presented either to an individual or an organization for their contributions. Since 1991, the award has been presented in two categories - one for individuals and another for organizations. Each award carried a cash prize of 100,000 rupees, a silver lotus trophy and a citation. In 2005, the governing body of the award revised the cash prize for the organisation category to 500,000 rupees. In the individual category, two cash prizes of 300,000 rupees and 200,000 rupees were instituted.[3] Since 2009, for the individual category, three prizes of 500,000 rupees, 300,000 rupees and 200,000 rupees, each with a silver lotus trophy are awarded. For the organization category, two cash prizes of 500,000 rupees and a silver lotus trophy are awarded.[4]

Award committee

The award committee has seven members: the Vice-President of India who is the Chairman of the committee, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Minister of Environment, three expert members (who are chosen from a panel of nine expert members), and the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Selection criteria

Any citizen of India or an Indian organisation engaged in scientific or field work in the protection of the environment is eligible; however, self nominations are not considered. The term environment is interpreted in a broad sense and can include areas such as pollution control, conservation of natural resources, creating awareness on environmental issues and for outstanding field work for the enrichment of the environment, such as afforestation. Criteria such as replicability of the work, innovativeness, target groups — such as women, rural populations and urban poor, impact of the programs in relation to the resources employed and the sustainability of the project are considered before a decision is taken on the award. If in the opinion of the committee, none of the applicants are deserving of the award, the prize may be withheld for that year.

List of award winners

The winners of the Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar from 1987 to 2010 are as follows:

YearCategoryAwardee
1987OrganisationBombay Natural History Society, Bombay[5]
1988OrganisationKerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad, Kerala
1989OrganisationSamaj Parivartan Samudaya, Dharwad
1990IndividualShri Sant Kumar Bishnoi
1991IndividualShri S. P. Godrej[6]
1991OrganisationDasholi Gram Swarajya Mandal, Garhwal
1992IndividualDr. Shrivaram Karnath K., Dakshin Kannada Karnataka
1992Organisation127-Infantry Battalion (T.A), Ecological, Dehradun (U.P)
1993IndividualDr. T. N. Khoshoo, New Delhi
1993OrganisationYoung Mizo Association, Mizoram
1994IndividualSmt. Radha Behn
1994OrganisationTarun Bharat Sangh
1995IndividualShri Natwarbhai Thakkar
1995OrganisationMechanised Infantry Regimental Centre, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
1996IndividualAnupam Mishra
1996OrganisationCPR Environmental Education Centre, No. I Eldams Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
1997IndividualShri J. C. Daniel[5]
1997OrganisationCentre for Environment Education, Nehru Foundation for Development, Gujarat
1998IndividualShri Jagdish Ranganath Gudbole
1998OrganisationThe Barefoot College, SWRC - Tilonia, Madanganj, Ajmer, Rajasthan.
1999IndividualShri Piare Lal
1999OrganisationThe Ryan Foundation
2000IndividualDr. Ramesh Bedi
2000OrganisationCaptive Power Plant Division, National Aluminium Co. Ltd., Angul, Orissa
2001IndividualShri. Girish Gandhi
2001OrganisationTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati
2002IndividualRev.Dr.K.M.Matthew (Koyapillil Mathai Matthew)[7]
2002OrganisationThe Chilika Development Authority[8]
2003IndividualDr. Bindeshwar Pathak
2003OrganisationThe Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre, Lansdowne
2004IndividualMs. Jyotsna Sitling
2004OrganisationMalayala Manorama
2005OrganisationSant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Maharashtra
2005IndividualShri Jagdish Baba
2005IndividualDr. Amrita Patel[3]
2006OrganisationBongai Gaon Refinery (IOC), Chirang, Assam (Jointly)[9][10]
2006Organisation130 Infantry Battalion (TA) Ecological, Uttarakhand (Jointly)[10]
2006IndividualDr. J. Raghava Rao[11]
2006IndividualSmt. S. Annapurna[12]
2007OrganisationBAIF Institute for Rural Development, Tiptur, Karnataka (Jointly)[10]
2007OrganisationAntoday NDSMEBK Samiti, Lucknow, UP (Jointly)[10]
2007IndividualShri Afzal Khatri & Smt. Nusrat Khatri
2007IndividualDr. Rachna Gaur[13]
2008OrganisationIsha Foundation, Coimbatore[14][15]
2009OrganisationNeyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
2009OrganisationCare Earth, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2009IndividualVijay Jardhari
2009IndividualProf. C.R. Babu
2010Organisation21st Battalion, the Jat Regiment
2010OrganisationJoygopalpur Gram Vikas Kendra, West Bengal
2010IndividualDr. Anil Sharma, Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh
2010IndividualShri Kartick Satyanarayanan, New Delhi
2010IndividualDr. N. Ramesh, Puducherry

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See also

References

  1. ↑ National policy studies, Published for the Lok Sabha Secretariat by Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co (1990), ISBN 978-0-07-460192-1
  2. ↑ K.R. Gupta & Amita Gupta, Concise encyclopaedia of India, Volume 2, p 828, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (2006), ISBN 978-81-269-0640-6
  3. 1 2 "Dr. Amrita Patel, Gujarat won the Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar". The India Post. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Planting of saplings, green walk mark World Environment Day". The Hindu. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  5. 1 2 "About Us: The Society". Bombay Natural History Society. 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Harish Kapadia, Meeting the mountains, p 328, Indus Publishing (1998), ISBN 978-81-7387-085-9
  7. ↑ "Award for Tiruchi botanist". The Hindu. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar". chilika.com. 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  9. ↑ "Awards & Accreditations". Indian Oil Corporation. 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar presented on World Environment Day". Government of India Press Information Bureau. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  11. ↑ "Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar". Vikas. 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  12. ↑ "Annapurna awarded Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar". allvoices.com. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  13. ↑ "Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar to Rachna Gaur". Khabar Express. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  14. ↑ "Corporates have a big role in green initiative". The Hindu. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  15. ↑ "Corporates partners with Isha foundation to support Project GreenHands". Business Standard. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  16. ↑ http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=103951
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