Maharashtra Bhushan
Introduction The '''Maharashtra Bhushan ''' is a highest civilian award presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra State in India.When the Shivsena- BJP alliance came to power in 1995, it proposed to institute this award. The Maharashtra Bhushan was first awarded in 1996.It was initially conferred in every years in the fields of Literature, Art, Sport, and Science. Later the fields of Social Work, Journalism,  and Public Administration and Health Services were included. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in their field.
Prize and selection At present, the award carries a cash prize of  25 lakhs, a memento and citation. The winners are selected by a committee appointed of the Government of Maharashtra.
Recipients The recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan award are as follows Year Name  Image Field Ref.1996Purushottam Laxman Deshpande100pxLiterature1997Lata Mangeshkar 100pxArts, Music 1998Sunil Gavaskar100pxSports 1999Vijay Bhatkar100pxScience 2001Sachin Tendulkar 100pxSports2002Bhimsen Joshi 100pxArts, Music 2003Abhay and Rani Bang100pxMedical Services 2004Baba Amte100pxSocial Work 2005Raghunath Anant Mashelkar100pxScience 2006Ratan Tata100pxPublic Administration 2007R. K. PatilSocial Work 2008Dr. Nanasaheb DharmadhikariSocial Work 2008Mangesh Padgaonkar100pxLiterature 2009Sulochana Latkar 100pxArts, Cinema 2010Jayant Narlikar100pxScience 2011 Anil Kakodkar100pxScience 2015Babasaheb Purandare100pxLiterature2021 Asha Bhosle 100px   Arts, Music2022Appasaheb Dharmadhikari100pxSocial Work 2023 Ashok Saraf100pxArts, Cinema
See also * Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman
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