National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, and late CDS General Bipin Rawat are among five distinguished people for the “Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman” this year.
The writer Prasoon Joshi, the late poet and author Girish Chandra Tiwari and late journalist Viren Dangwal will be awarded posthumously with the award.
The award was introduced in 2021 by the Uttarakhand Government led by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, as one of the two highest state-level civilian awards.
Another one is Uttarakhand Ratna.
People are awarded for their extraordinary contribution to any field of human endeavour.