UP Gaurav Samman

Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman
Awarded for	Excellence in an area of importance at the national or international level
Sponsored by	Uttar Pradesh Government
Date	24 January
Country	India
Presented by	Uttar Pradesh Government
Formerly called	Yash Bharti

UP Gaurav Samman or Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman is a civilian award presented by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. The recipients are awarded a citation, a state emblem made in brass and a cash prize. ^[1]

History

The award was announced in 2021 ^[2] and entries were sought for 2022-23 year. ^[3] However, no honors were given that year. Entries were sought again for the 2023-24 year with November 2023 as the deadline for the nominations. ^[2] Naveen Tewari and Dr. Ritu Karidhal were honored with Gaurav Samman on Uttar Pradesh Divas, also known as the Uttar Pradesh Day, observed on the 24th January and the awards were presented by the Chief Minister of the state, Yogi Adityanath. ^[4] The awardees received a citation, a state emblem made in brass and a cash prize of INR 11 lakhs (US$ 13,000) each. ^[5]

Award categories

The UP Gaurav Samman is awarded in following categories: ^[6]

• Arts and culture
• Social service
• Agriculture
• Entrepreneurship
• Other fields

Notable recipients

Year	Name	Image	Occupation & Designation	Description
2023-24	Naveen Tewari	Naveen Tewari receiving UP Gaurav Samman from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on UP Day	Entrepreneur Founder & CEO, InMobi Group	Founded India's first unicorn and founded yet another unicorn in Glance. [4] [7]
2023-24	Dr. Ritu Karidhal	Dr. Ritu receiving UP Gaurav Samman from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on UP Day	Scientist India Space Research Organization (ISRO)	For role in the Chandrayaan Mission as the Mission Director of Mission Moon. [8] [9]

References

1. Pandey, Deep (2023-10-12). "Yogi government will give Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman of Rs 11 lakh to the people of UP on the lines of Yash Bharti, apply like this". Hindustan. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
2. "उत्तर प्रदेश गौरव सम्मान 2023-24 | संस्कृति विभाग, उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार, भारत". upculture.up.nic.in. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
3. "Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman 2022-2023 | District Hapur | India" . Retrieved 2024-09-05.
4. "UP to honour 2 with Gaurav Samman". The Times of India. 2024-01-24. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-09-05.
5. "UP Gaurav Samman: कौन हैं ऋति करिधल और नवीन तिवारी, जिन्हें मिलेगा उत्तर प्रदेश गौरव सम्मान". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
6. "Regarding conferring Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman to eminent personalities who have made outstanding and remarkable contributions in various fields/areas of work and have established pride of the state in the country and abroad" (PDF) (in Hindi). 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-02-20.
7. "UP Gaurav Samman: डॉ. ऋतु और नवीन को यूपी गौरव सम्मान, आज प्रदान करेगी सरकार; जानिए कौन हैं ये दोनों हस्ती". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
8. "U.P. govt to confer Gaurav Samman on Lucknow scientist, Kanpur entrepreneur". Hindustan Times. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
9. "Yogi govt to honour eminent scientist Dr Ritu, entrepreneur Naveen with 'UP Gaurav Samman'". Editorji. Retrieved 2024-09-05.