Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be awarded the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Award this year.
An official announcement in this regard was made by the President of Tilak Smarak Trust Dr. Dipak Tilak and Rohit Tilak at a press conference in Pune
The award will be conferred by the hands of President of the Trust Dr. Deepak Tilak on August 1, the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak
Dr. Deepak J. Tilak will felicitate the PM and present him with the award consisting of Rs 1-Lakh case, a memento, and a certificate at the ceremony
Some of the past laureates of the coveted award include ex-President Pranab Mukherjee, former prime ministers Dr. Manmohan Singh, Atal Behari Vajpayee, and Indira Gandhi.