Karmaveer Chakra Award

The Karmaveer Chakra Award is a global civilian honor bestowed to individuals worldwide for their unwavering bravery by the International Confederation of Non governmental Organizations (iCONGO) in collaboration with the United Nations^[1][2] Karmaveer Chakra, the national medallion for proactive voluntary action to Be the Change, was established in 2008–09 by the Indian Confederation of NGOs (iCONGO) in collaboration with the UN.^[3] The award is tribute to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, 11th President of India, who had offered to be the ambassador for the awards and international volunteering olympiad.^[4]

Karmaveer Chakra Award
Awarded for	Recognising commitment and relentless courage by walking the path less trodden and initiating a wave of change in society.
Sponsored by	United Nations
Country	Worldwide
First award	1984
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Awards

The award is presented annually in mid-November to individuals and organizations across various categories, including activism, education, volunteering, and healthcare and other categories Notable recipients include Anupam Mittal, Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, Devika Vaid, Harish Iyer,^[5] Jason Fernandes, Shruti Kapoor, Manju Latha Kalanidhi, Anurag Chauhan, Jyoti Dhawale, Kajol,^[6] Sudha Menon^[7] An award was given to Narayanappa, a farmer who advocates for ecological farming.^[8] Raghavendar Askani Liberal political activist awardeed^[9] Verghese Kurien, known as father of the white revolution of India, is the first recipient of Karmaveer lifetime achievement award.^[10].Tanuj Samaddar, an artist and youth change maker was also awarded the Karmaveer Chakra.^[11]

Hierarchy of awards

• Karmaveer Chakra GOLD - Nominations may be proposed and chosen by council of fellows strictly. Self-nominations or nominations by fellows and citizens are not accepted.
• Karmaveer Chakra SILVER - Nominations may be proposed by fellows only and will be chosen at the discretion of the council of fellows. Self-nominations or nominations by citizens are not accepted.
• Karmaveer Chakra BRONZE - Nominations may be proposed by all fellows and citizens of the world. Self-nominations are also welcome. Nominations will be accepted at the discretion of the council of fellows.
• Karmaveer Puraskar.
• Karmaveer Jyoti.^[12]