Appasaheb Dharmadhikari honoured with Maharashtra Bhushan Award by Amit Shah

Category : Awards Published on: April 18 2023

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2022 to spiritual leader and social activist Dattatreya Narayan alias Appasaheb Dharmadhikari at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were present on this occasion.
The Maharashtra Bhushan Awards were instituted in 1995 after the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance came to power in the state. This award were given to persons who made outstanding contributions for society.
Over 20 lakh followers of preacher-social worker 77-year-old Dattatreya Narayan Dharmadhikari, popularly known as Appasaheb Dharmadhikari, came from all over Maharashtra and the rest of the country to witness the presentation of Maharashtra’s highest civilian award.
The award comprises a medal, a citation and ₹25 lakh, which Appasaheb donated to the chief minister’s relief fund.