Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (E.V.S.)

Introduction:

IGPP Award was instituted in 1987 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India. 

 This national prize on environment is named after the former Prime Minister of India late Shrimati Indira Gandhi and shall be known as 'Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar'. 

The prize will be given each year on any environment related occasion for significant contributions in the field of environment, which are recognized as having measurable impact on the protection/overall improvement of the environment.

Nature of the Prize:

From the year 2009 onwards, two prizes of Rs. 5.00 lakh each along with silver lotus trophy under the organization category, and three prizes of Rs. 5.00 lakh, Rs. 3.00 lakh and Rs. 2.00 lakh respectively to individuals in individual category along with silver lotus trophy shall be given annually. 

Eligibility:

Any citizen of India or Indian organisation engaged in the Scientific Work/Field Work for the cause of protection of environment is eligible. There is no age limit for individuals. The term 'Environment' shall be interpreted in broadest sense possible. Following is an indicative but not exhaustive list of work areas concerned:

1. Prevention of Pollution.
2. Conservation of Natural Resources.
3. Rational use of depletable resources.
4. Environmental Planning and Management.
5. Environmental Impact Assessment.
6. Outstanding field work (innovative research work) for enrichment of environment e.g. afforestation,land reclaimation,water treatment,air purification,etc.
7. Environmental Education.
8. Creating awareness of environmental issues. 

Environmental Prize Committee:

On receipt of short listed nominations and duly verified by the Regional Offices of the Ministry, the Ministry of Environment and Forests shall circulate to Members of the Prize Committee such list of nominees along with detailed statement of works and attainment of each candidate/ organization. The Committee shall have 7 members as given below:

1. Vice-President of India(Chairman)
2. Speaker of Lok Sabha
3. Minister for Environment and Forests
4. 3 Expert Members *
5. Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forests will act as Member -Secretary to the Prize Committee

List of Awardees:

Sr. No.	Year	Category	Nomination Selected
1	1987	Organisation	Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay
2	1988	Organisation	Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad, Kerala.
3	1989	Organisation	Samaj Parivartan Samudaya, Dharwad.
4	1990	Individual	Shri Sant Kumar Bishnoi.
5	1991	Individual	Shri S. P. Godrej
6	1991	Organisation	Dasholi Gram Swarajya Mandal, Garhwal.
7	1992	Individual	Dr. Shrivaram Karnath K., Dakshin Kannada Karnataka,
8	1992	Organisation	127-Infantry Batalion (T.A), Ecological, Dehradun (U.P)
9	1993	Individual	Dr. T. N. Khoshoo, New Delhi
10	1993	Organisation	Young Mizo Association, Mizoram,
11	1994	Individual	Smt. Radha Behn, General Secretary, Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust, Kasturba Gram, Indore (MP)
12	1994	Organisation	Tarun Bharat Sangh, Bheekampura, Kishori, Via Thanagaji, Alwar, Rajasthan.
13	1995	Individual	Shri Natwarbhai Thakkar, Nagaland Gandhi Ashram, Mokokchung, Nagaland.
14	1995	Organisation	Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
15	1996	Individual	Shri Anupam Mishra, Gandhi Peace Foundation, 221-223, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi.
16	1996	Organisation	CPR Environmental Education Centre, No. I Eldams Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
17	1997	Individual	Shri J. C. Daniel, Hony. Member, Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Dr. Salim Ali Chowk, Shaheed Bhaga Singh Road, Bombay.
18	1997	Organisation	Centre for Environment Education, Nehru Foundation for Development, Thaltej, Tekra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
19	1998	Individual	Shri Jagdish Ranganath Gudbole, 6 Shree Apartments, 917/16, Ganesh Wadi, Pune- 411004.
20	1998	Organisation	The Barefoot Collage, SWRC- Tilonia, Madanganj, Ajmer, Rajasthan.
21	1999	Individual	Shri Piare Lal, Pragati Biotechnologies, 666, Urban Estate, Phase II, Jallandhar City, Punjab.
22	1999	Organisation	The Ryan Foundation, (St. Kavier's Group of Schools & Ryan International Schools), Asha Nagar Poison, Kandivilli (E), Mumbai.
23	2000	(Posthumously) Individual Category	Dr. Ramesh Bedi
24	2000	Organisation Category	Captive Power Plant Division, National Aluminium Co. Ltd., Angul, Orissa.
25	2001	Individual Category	Shri. Girish Gandhi
26	2001	Organisation Category	Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati
27	2002	Individual Category (Posthumously)	Dr. K.M. Mathew, Kodaikanal
28	2002	Organisation Category	The Chilika Development Authority
29	2003	Individual Category	Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
30	2003	Organisation Category	The Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre, Lansdowne
31	2004	Individual Category	Ms. Jyotsna Sitling
32	2004	Organisation Category	Malyala Manorama
33	2005	Organisation Category	Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Maharashtra
34	2005	Individual Category	Shri Jagdish Baba, Uttarakhand
35	2005	Individual Category	Dr. Amrita Patel, Gujarat
36	2006	Organisation Category	Bongai Gaon Refinery (IOC), Chirang, Assam (Jointly)
37	2006	Organisation Category	130 Infantry Battalion (TA) Ecological, Uttarakhand (Jointly)
38	2006	Individual Category	Dr. J. Raghava Rao, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
39	2006	Individual Category	Smt. S. Annapurna, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
40	2007	Organisation Category	BAIF Institute for Rural Development, Tiptur, Karnataka (Jointly)
41	2007	Organisation Category	Antoday NDSMEBK Samiti, Lucknow, UP (Jointly)
42	2007	Individual Category	Shri Afzal Khatri & Smt. Nusrat Khatri, Mumbai, Maharashtra
43	2007	Inidividual Category	Dr. Rachna Guar, Rajsamand, Rajasthan
44	2008	Organisation Category	ISHA Foundation, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu