Maharashtra Bhushan award

Maharashtra Bhushan
Award
The Maharashtra Bhushan is a
highest and prestigious award
presented annually by the
government ofMaharashtra state
in India.
When the Shivsena- BJP alliance
came to power in 1995, it
proposed to institute this
award.The Mahrashtra 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 5lakh (500,000)
rupees, a momento and citation.
[1] 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 Field
1996 Pu La
Deshpande Literature
1997 Lata
Mangeshkar Arts, Music
1999 Vijay Bhatkar Science
2001 Sachin
Tendulkar Sports
2002 Bhimsen Joshi Arts, Music
2003 Abhay and
Rani Bang Medical
Services
2004 Baba Amte Social Work
2005 Raghunath
Anant
Mashelkar Science
2006 Ratan Tata Public
Administration

2007 R K Patil Social Work

2008 Nana
Dharmadhikari Social Work

2008 Mangesh
Padgaonkar Literature
2009 Sulochana Devi Art, Cinma

2010 Jayant Narlikar Science .