Ganga Sharan Singh Award

Ganga Sharan Singh Award (Devnagari: गंगाशरण सिंह पुरस्कार) is a literary honour in India which Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, (Central Hindi Organization), Ministry of Human Resource Development, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature.^[1] It is also a Hindi Sevi Samman and is given to number of Hindi experts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language.^[2]

History

The award was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989 on the name of the Great Hindi Linguist & Freedom Fighter Ganga Sharan Singh. It was first awarded in 1989.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of India

Civilian

National	Bharat Ratna Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Children National Bravery Award Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar National Bal Shree Honour Women Nari Shakti Puraskar Police President's Police Medal for Gallantry Police Medal for Gallantry Bureaucrats Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration
Central	Ganga Sharan Award George Grierson Award Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award Moturi Satyanarayan Award National Award for Child Welfare Subramanyam Bharti Award Rashtriya Puraskar
By field	Art Literature Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Sahitya Akademi Award Mirza Ghalib Award Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke Award National Film Awards Other arts Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship Shilp Guru Award National Handicrafts Award Sant Kabir Award Gallantry Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak Jeevan Raksha Padak Journalism Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award Medical Dr. B. C. Roy Award National Disaster Management Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar Sports and adventure Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Arjuna Award Dronacharya Award Dhyan Chand Award Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award Science and technology Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Kalinga Prize Aryabhata Award
International	Gandhi Peace Prize Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony Jawaharlal Nehru Award Thiruvalluvar Award

Military

Wartime	Param Vir Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra
Peacetime	Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra
Distinguished service and gallantry	Sena Medal Army Nau Sena Medal Navy Vayu Sena Medal Air Force Wartime Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Peacetime Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Service and campaign medals	Wound Medal General Service Medal 1947 Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Samar Seva Star Poorvi Star Paschimi Star Operation Vijay Star Siachen Glacier Medal Raksha Medal Sangram Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal
Independence awards	Indian Independence Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 25th Independence Anniversary Medal
Other awards	Mention in Dispatches Commendation Card MacGregor Medal

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