Appasaheb Dharmadhikari honoured with Maharashtra Bhushan Award by Amit Shah

Appasaheb Dharmadhikari honoured with Maharashtra Bhushan Award by Amit Shah

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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.
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