The "National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities" first introduced was introduced in the year 1969.

The awards are conferred with the objective to recognize the skills and contributions of persons with disabilities, individuals and institutions engaged in the empowerment of persons with disabilities.

The guidelines for the National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities had been revised and implemented from the year 2021.

The awards are conferred on 3rd December every year International Day of Persons with Disabilities).

The awards are conferred by the Hon'ble President or Hon'ble Vice President of India. at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

The address of Vigyan Bhawan is: Maulana Azad Rd, Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat, New Delhi, Delhi 110011

There are two broad categories in this award: 1. National Awards for Individual Excellence 2. National Awards for Institutions Engaged in Empowering Persons With Disabilities

Yes, the 'To and Fro' travelling expenses and accommodation for up to one day prior to and after the day of the awards ceremony shall be arranged and the expenditure shall be reimbursed by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

National Awards Portal, Ministry of Home Affairs at https://awards.gov.in

The Application should be in Hindi or English language only.

The PDF of the Scheme Guidelines can be found at - https://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/National%20Award%20Guidelines%20in%20english.pdf

Any State/UT/ Autonomous Body / PSU and nongovernmental organization registered under Trust Act/Society Act/Section 8 of Company Act, 2013.

No, this scheme only accepts online applications. Applications in physical form will not be accepted for these National Awards.

The PDF of the Call for Applications can be found at - https://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Advertisement%20in%20English%20for%20NA.pdf

No. Nomination for any category of awards is to be submitted on the Award Portal only. Application/Nomination sent direct to the Department will not be considered for the award.

Separate Nominations for more than one category of award can be submitted if eligible for those categories of awards but only one award can be given in a year. The award to be given will be decided by the National Selection Committee.

The PDF of the Scheme FAQs can be found at - https://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/FAQs%20on%20National%20Awards.pdf

In the ‘Uploading of Photograph/Other Necessary Documents’ Section, the second part ‘Any Supporting Document (PDF)’ click on ‘Choose File’ Select a PDF file (size of the file should not be greater than 5 MB) to be uploaded.

Ans. Only one document is allowed to be uploaded in the ‘Supporting Document’ Section. However, the Document may contain more than one page.

The PDF of the Scheme FAQs (Hindi) can be found at - https://awards.gov.in/Home/GoToIndex?filename=Award%2FCommunication%2F2023614811983WKSM7V.pdf&filepath=Award%2FCommunication%2F2023614811983WKSM7V.pdf

Ans. Yes, the applicant can edit the information any number of times during the nomination process. However, once the final application is submitted, the information provided by them cannot be edited/modified.

Yes. A soft copy of Passport size photograph with high resolution is to be submitted/uploaded in the nomination form.