LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
S. K. Misra, IAS (RETD)
(Former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India)
For setting exacting standards of leadership and leaving a lasting imprint on the administrative positions held in Haryana and central Government
EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Armstrong Pame, IAS
(Joint Secretary (TA & Hills), Manipur)
For involving tribal community volunteers to build a 100-km road between Tamenglong and Haflong in Manipur without any government help
Anil Swarup, IAS
(Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India)
For evolving the concept and implementing the ambitious Rashtriya Swasthya Bima-Yojana a health insurance scheme for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families
Jyotsna Sitling, IFS
(Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India)
For involving the local community to clear tons of waste, dumped by pilgrims, at the ecologically fragile Nanda Devi Biosphere reserve
Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS
(Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh)
For conceptualizing a software programme to eliminate duplication of names in the voter’s list and making use of available technology to increase efficiency
EXCELLENT CONTRIBUTION AWARD
J. K. Tripathy, IPS
(ADGP / IG, Law & Order, Tamil Nadu Police)
For being the brain and soul behind a new initiative in proactive and participatory community policing and bringing down crime in Tamil Nadu
Aradhana Patnaik, IAS
(Secretary, Housing Department, Jharkhand)
For spearheading a white revolution in Naxal-dominated Jharkhand making tens of thousands of women form self-help groups to earn a decent monthly income from dairy under the Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana