Karnataka Government won't call for applications, panel to select achievers for Rajyotsava awards: Minister

Mangaluru City South MLA D. Vedavyas Kamath, Sharada Educational Institutions Chairman M.B. Puranik, Energy and Kannada & Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar and Mayor Premanand Shetty felicitate Padmashri awardee Mahalinga Naik in Mangaluru on February 5, 2022. (Source: H S Manjunath)

 

Taking a cue from the Central Government with respect to Padma awards, the Karnataka Government too will select achievers from different walks of life for the Rajyotsava awards from 2023, said Energy and Kannada & Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar in Mangaluru on February 5.