Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
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Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (English: Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award) is an Indian award given for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace. The award was instituted by All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party (INC), in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, carries a citation and a cash award of Rs. ten lakhs. It is given on 20 August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day).[1][2]
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Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award | |
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Civilian award for contributions towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace | |
Sponsored by | All India Congress Committee |
Reward(s) | Rs. 10 lakh |
First awarded | 1992 |
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