This document provides information on India's honours system, including leadership awards, literature awards, civilian awards, and patriotic awards. Some of the major awards discussed include the Gandhi Peace Prize, Indira Gandhi Prize, Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Awards (Vibhushan, Bhushan, Shri), wartime gallantry awards (Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra), peacetime awards (Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra), and national sports awards (Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Dhy

1. INDIAN
HONOURS
SYSTEM

2. Contents
 Leadership
Awards
 Literature Awards
 Civilian Awards
 Patriotic Awards
 Particular Awards

3. Leadership Awards

4. Gandhi Peace Prize
 Awarded
annually
 Tribute to ideas espoused by Gandhi
 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi
 Individuals/institutions
 social
 economic
 political transformation
 Open to all

5. Gandhi Peace Prize
 10
years of work
 10 million
 a plaque
 a citation

6. Gandhi Peace Prize
Gandhi Peace Prize
Award Information
Category
International
First awarded
1995
Total awarded
12
Awarded by
Government of India
Cash award
10 million
First awardee(s)
Julius Nyerere

7. Gandhi Peace Prize
JURY:
 Prime Minister
 Opposition leader
 Chief Justice
 Two other eminent persons

8. Indira Gandhi Prize
annually
 individuals or organizations
 creative efforts toward promoting :
 international peace
 development
 new international economic order


9. Indira Gandhi Prize
Indira Gandhi Prize
Award Information
Category
International
First awarded
1986
Total awarded
27
Awarded by
Government of India
Cash award
25 lakhs
First awardee(s)
Parliamentarians for Global Action

10. Indira Gandhi Prize
Panel:
 Constituted by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust
 prominent national and international personalities
 previous recipients

11. Literature

12. Sahitya Akademi Award

13. Sahitya Akademi Award
a
literary honour
 Awarded by Sahitya Akademi
 India's National Academy of Literature
 Must not be a translation
 Rs.100,000

14. Sahitya Akademi Award
Award Information
Category
Literature (Individual)
Description
Literary award in India
Instituted
1954
First awarded
1955
Last awarded
2014
Awarded by
Sahitya Akademi, Government of
India

15. Other literature awards
 Sahitya
Akademi Fellowships
 Bhasha Samman
 Translation Awards
 Anand Coomarswamy Fellowships
 Premchand Fellowships
 Jnanpith Award

16. CIVILIAN AWARDS
Civilian Awards are a souvenir of honour which is
awarded to the common people for showing acts
of bravery .

17. CATEGORIES OF CIVILIAN
AWARDS
 Bharat
Ratna
 Padma Awards
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Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri

18. BHARATH RATNA
 Bharat
Ratna is the premier civilian award,
to serve the nation.
 The various fields are scientific
achievements literary, scientific
accomplishment, as well as the
gratitude of community service of the
highest category.

19. BHARATH RATNA

20. PADMA VIBHUSHAN
 Ranking
wise the second award is the
Padma Vibhushan in the Indian Republic.
 It
consists of a medal and a citation and is
awarded by the President of India.
 It
contains a quotation and a medal.

21. PADMA VIBHUSHAN

22. PADMA BHUSHAN
 The
Padma Bhushan is the highest civilian
award third in rank in the Indian
Republic,and comes after the Bharat Ratna
and the Padma Vibhushan.
 The award was established on 2 January
1954 by the President of India

23. PADMA BHUSHAN

24. PADMA SHREE
 Padma
Shri or Padmashree is the fourth
award high in order in the Indian
Republic, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma
Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.
 It
is awarded by the Government of India.

25. PADMA SHREE

26. PATRIOTIC AWARDS

27. CATEGORIES
 Wartime
 Peacetime
 Wartime
/Peacetime service & gallantry
 Wartime distinguished service
 Peacetime distinguished service

28. Wartime Awards
 Param
Vir Chakra
 Maha Vir Chakra
 Vir Chakra

29. Param Vir Chakra
 India's
highest military decoration
 highest degree of valor or self-sacrifice in the
presence of the enemy
 right to use P.V.C. as post nominal abbreviation
 replaced the former British colonial Victoria Cross

30. Maha Vir Chakra
 second
highest military decoration in India
 May be awarded posthumously
 replaced the British Distinguished Service Order
 the right to use M.V.C. as a post nominal
abbreviation

31. Vir Chakra
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third in precedence in the war time gallantry awards
award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield
replaced the British DSC, MC and DFC
the right to use Vr.C. as a post nominal abbreviation

32. Peacetime Awards
 Ashoka
Chakra
 Kirti Chakra
 Shaurya Chakra

33. Ashoka Chakra
 awarded
for valor, courageous action or selfsacrifice away from the battlefield
 peace time equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra
 replaced the British George Cross

34. Kirti Chakra
 peacetime
equivalent of the Maha Vir Chakra
 second in order of precedence of peacetime
gallantry awards
 awarded to civilians as well as military personnel

35. Shaurya Chakra
 peacetime
equivalent of the Vir Chakra
 third in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry
awards
 award was known as the Ashoka Chakra, Class III

36. Wartime/Peacetime Service &
Gallantry
 Sena
Medal
 Nao Sena Medal
 Vayu Sena Medal

37. Sena Medal
 awarded
to members of the Indian army
 for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to
duty or courage as have special significance for the
Army

38. Nao Sena Medal
a
gallantry award for servicemen in the Indian Navy
 established by the President of India, 17 June 1960

39. Vayu Sena Medal
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awarded in peacetime for a job well done
Award for servicemen in Indian Air Force
classified into two categories

40. Wartime Distinguished Services
 Sarvottam
Yudh Seva Medal
 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
 Yudh Seva Medal
-awarded for the highest, higher & high
degree of distinguished services in an operational
context. "Operation context" include times of war,
conflict, or hostilities

41. Peacetime Distinguished
Services
 Param
Vishisht Seva Medal
 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
 Vishisht Seva Medal
-given to recognize
"distinguished service of an exceptional
order" to all ranks of the armed forces

42. Particular Awards
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National Sports Awards
Police Awards
Bravery Awards

43. National Sports Awards
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Rathna Award
Arjuna Award
Dronacharya Award
Dhyan Chand Award

44. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Rathna
Award
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India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports.
The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean "sports gem"
In Hindi.
The award was instituted in the year 1991
The award is named after the late RajivGandhi,former Prime
Minister of India.
The cash amount given by this award is 5,00,000.

46. Awardees
year
Name
Sport Discipline
1991-1992
Viswanathan Anand
Chess
1992-1993
Geet Sethi
Billiards
1994-1995
Homi D.Motivala,Garg
Yathcing
1995-1996
Karnam Malleshwari
Weight lifting
1996-1997
Leander Paes
Tennis
1997-1998
Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket
1998-1999
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
Athlets
1999-2000
Thanraj Pillai
Hockey
2000-2001
Pullela Gopichand
Badminton
2001-2002
Abinav Bindra
Shooting
2002-2003
Anjali Ved Pathak
Bhagwat
Shooting
2004-2005
Anju Bobby George
Athletics

47. Year
2005-2006
2006-2007
Name
Sport Discipline
Rajyavardhan
SinghRathore
Shooting
Pankaj Advani
Billiards
and Snooker
2007-2008
Manavjit Singh
Sandhu
Shooting
2008-2009
Vijender Singh,
sushil Kumar
Boxing,
Wrestling
2009-2010
Saina Nehwal
Badminton
2010-2011
Gagan Narang
Shooting
2011-2012
Vijay Kumar,
Yogeshwar Dutt
Shooting,
Wrestling
2012-2013
Ronjan Sodhi
Shooting

48. Arjuna Awards
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The Arjuna Awards were
instituted in 1961 by
the government of India.
This Award Is given for the
Outstanding Achiever for
National Sports.
From the year 2001, the award is
given only in disciplines falling
under the following categories:
Olympic Games / Asian Games /
Commonwealth Games / World
Cup / World Championship
Disciplines and Cricket.
Sports for the Physically
Challenged.
In 2012 ,25 Sport persons got that
Award.

49. ARCHERY
S.No.
Year
Name
1
1981
Krishna Das
2
1989
Shyam Lal
3
1991
Limba Ram
4
1992
Sanjeev Kumar
Singh
5
2005
Tarundeep Rai
6
2005
Dola Banerjee
7
2006
Jayanta Talukdar
8
2009
Mangal Singh
Champia
9
2011
Rahul Banerjee
10
2012
Deepika Kumari
11
2012
Laishram
Bombayla Devi
12
2013
Chekrovolu Swuro

50. 
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IN ATHLETICS,
There are 92 Members Got Arjuna Award.
IN BADMINTON,
There are 30 People Got Arjuna Award.
IN BALL BADMINTON
There are 6 People Got Arjuna Award.
IN BILLIARDS & SNOOKER
There are 8 People Got Arjuna Award.
IN BOXING,
There are 35 People Got Arjuna Award.

51. Dronacharya Award
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This is an award presented by the
government of India for excellence
in sport coaching.
The award was instituted in 1985.
The award comprises
a bronzestatuette of Dronacharya
The award carries a cash prize
of 5,00,000.
B.I. Fernandez is the First foreign
Coach who was awarded by
Dronacharya Award in 2012.

52. 
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This Award instituted in 1985.
The cash prize for this Award is 5,00,000.
From 1985 to 2013, there are 85 coachers got Dronacharya
Award.
The name Dronacharya Came ,bacause he is a ‘GURU’ of
Arjuna.

53. Dhyan Chand Award
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India's highest award for lifetime
achievement in sports and games,
given by the Government of India.
The award is named after the
legendary Indian hockey player
Dhyan Chand.
The award was initiated in 2002.
The award carries a cash prize
of 5 lakhs.
In August 2013, 4 individuals were
awarded the Dhyan Chand Award:
Syed Ali (Hockey), Mary D'Souza
(Athletics), Anil Maan (Wrestling)
and Giriraj Singh (Para-Sports).[

54. 
From 2002 upto 2013, there are 39 sports person
got this award for the sports such as,

Athletics,wrestling, Cricket,Basket ball,volley
ball,swimming and Para-sports.

55. NATIONAL BRAVERY
AWARDS

56. Categories
Bharat Award
 Sanjay Chopra Award
 Geeta Chopra Award


57. BHARAT AWARDS

58.  Awarded
annually
 Tribute to all brave students
 Introduced by Nehru
 Open to all

59. ELIGIBILITY

Given to children between the ages of six to
eighteen.

The award includes a medal, a certificate,
and a cash prize.
The Bharat Award winner gets a gold medal,
while the rest get a silver medal.
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Each child is also given financial assistance
to complete his or her schooling.