Several Ministries or Departments or Agencies of Government of India have instituted various civilian awards, for recognizing people who have made exceptional contribution and excelled in their fields. The Rashtriya Puruskar Portal has been created with the aim of facilitating citizens to nominate individuals or organizations for various Awards constituted by Government of India.

• Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement today said, presently nominations and recommendations for Padma Awards are open till the 15th of September this year for Sardar Patel National Unity Awards, nominations will be open till the 31st of next month.
• Nomination for Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award will remain open till the 16th of this month and nomination for Jeevan Raksha Padak series of Awards will be open till 30th of September this year.
• The individual can be nominated for Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Skill Excellence Award till 16th of this month. Individuals and organisations can visit  www.awards.gov.in