ROHINI NAYYAR PRIZE 2024
Eligibility and Criteria
ROHINI NAYYAR PRIZE 2024
for
Outstanding Contribution to Rural Development in India
This prize of Rs.10 Lakhs is being awarded every year starting from 2022
Eligibility
- Individuals up to 40 years of age, born on or after 1st January 1984, who have worked for at least 5 years
- A team of at most three individuals, each up to 40 years of age, born on or after 1st January 1984, each of whom have worked for at least five years
- Practitioners working in civil society organizations (NGOs), as well as those from government, rural enterprises, community-based organizations (CBOs), and academia, will be eligible for consideration
- Work on any aspect of rural development, including climate-action, environmental-conservation, bio-diversity, energy, food-systems, agriculture, education, health, water, sanitation, enterprise development, employment-creation, women’s empowerment, child development, micro-finance, and related activities.
Criteria
- Innovative work which is ahead of the curve, including the use of emerging technologies, or brings about a change in social norms and community behaviour.
or
- Impactful work, which is sustained, whether extensive (affecting many people in larger geographical spaces), or intensive (major transformative change in a small community)
Candidature
- Application/Self-nomination by concerned candidates
- Nominations by established practitioners
- Suggestions from distinguished persons
Process
- Candidates should provide a clear articulation about their work in the wider context of their objectives and vision
- Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of information provided in their applications/nominations
- The prize winner be selected by a Jury of distinguished persons
