The 30th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1982. Ceremony took place in May 1983 and awards were given by then President of India, Giani Zail Singh. With 30th National Film Awards, new category for Best Non-Feature Film on Family Welfare was introduced. Juries Three different committees were formed for feature films, short films and books on cinema, headed by veteran director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Durga Khote and K. K. Nair respectively. Jury Members: Feature Films Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Chairperson)N. B. KamathAmita MalikKomala VaradanV. ShivaramanK. V. SubbannaGirish KasaravalliValampuri SomanathanKanchanaManzoorAnil VarshneyNabendu GhoshSubodh RoyKamal Bose Jury Members: Short Films Durga Khote (Chairperson)S. KrishnaswamySiddharth Kak Jury Members: Books on Cinema K. K. Nair (Chairperson)Swapan MullickSamik BandyopadhyayBikram SinghSuresh KohliThakazhi Sivasankara PillaiOmcheri N. N. PillaiK. S. SrinivasanKaa. Naa. Subramaniam Awards Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema. Lifetime Achievement Award Feature films Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 30th National Film Awards, a Bengali film, Chokh won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film whereas a Telugu film, Meghasandesam won the maximum number of awards (four). Following were the awards given in each category: All India Award Following were the awards given: Regional Award The awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. For feature films in Gujarati, Kashmiri and Punjabi language, award for Best Feature Film was not given. Non-Feature films Following were the awards given: Best Writing on Cinema Following were the awards given: Awards not given Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: Best Cinematography (Black and White) Best Children's Film Best Lyrics Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Best Film on Social Documentation Best Promotional Film Best Newsreel Cameraman Best Feature Film in English Best Feature Film in Manipuri Best Feature Film in Oriya Best Feature Film in Punjabi References External links National Film Awards Archives Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India National Film Awards (India) ceremonies 1983 Indian film awards