Champions of Change (award)

Champions of Change (COC) is an Indian award for promoting Indian values like community service, social development, healthcare, education and national unity, selected by constitutional jury members headed by K. G. Balakrishnan, the Former Chief Justice of India and Former Chairman NHRC and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India. The awards are organised annually and usually presented by the President of India, Vice President of India, former President of India, former Vice president of India or any leading political figure of India.[1]

Champions of Change
CountryIndia
Presented byInteractive Forum on Indian Economy (IFIE)

Champions of Change Awards are organized by Interactive Forum on Indian Economy (IFIE), which is a Government of India recognized (80G, 12A, 8A compliant), not-for-profit company dedicated for the development and welfare of women and children of rural India. IFIE annually organizes Champions of Change Award at International, National and state-Level in India. Nandan Jha is the founder and organizer of champions of change awards and chairman of the 'Interactive Forum on Indian Economy'.[2][3][4][5]

The award comprises a certificate and a gold medal. It is given in four categories, namely:

  • Application of Education, Healthcare, Science and Technology for Rural development.
  • Outstanding contribution for the Development and Welfare of Women and Children
  • Outstanding contribution in Swatch Bharat Abhiyan

Jury

The eminent Jury for Champions of Change Award is headed by Hon’ble Justice K. G. Balakrishnan (Former Chief Justice of India & Former Chairman NHRC India) & Justice Gyan Sudha Misra (Former Supreme Court Judge of India). Jury members include Former Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service & Indian Revenue Service Officers along with veteran journalists and academicians.[6]

History

2018 Awardees

The first edition ceremony took place on 26 December’ 2018 at Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi with Hon’ble Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu as the Chief Guest and notable awardees included:

2019 Awardees

The second edition of COC happened at 10, Rajaji Marg (Residence of Former President of India, Late Shri Pranab Mukherjee) & Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 20 January’2020 with Former President of India Late Shri Pranab Mukherjee as Chief Guest and notable awardees included:[11]

2020 Awardees

The third edition took place at Taj Resort & Convention Centre, Goa on 16 April’2021 with Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra & Goa Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari as chief guest and list of awardees included:[15]

2021 Awardees

The fourth edition of COC happened at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 26th February 2023 with Former President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind as Chief Guest and notable awardees included:[16][17][18]

State Awards

Maharashtra

Champions of Change Maharashtra Award is a highly reputed state award for recognition and acknowledgement of the efforts of those who work to bring change in the society. First Edition of Champions of Change Maharashtra Award was organized on 30 September'2021 at Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai with Hon'ble Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari as the Chief Guest. The notable awardees included Devendra Fadnavis, Dilip Walse-Patil, Nana Patole, Jackie Shroff, Dia Mirza, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Himanshu Shah, Motilal Oswal, Sindhutai Sapkal, and Popatrao Pawar. The selection of awardees is done by Constitutional Jury headed by Former Supreme Court Judge of India.[19][20]

Telangana

Champions of Change Telangana is a renowned state award for recognition and acknowledgement of the efforts of those who work to bring change to the state of Telangana. First Edition of Champions of Change Telangana Award was organized on 25th February '2022 at Hyderabad, Telangana with Hon'ble Justice K G Balakrishnan (Former Chief Justice of India & Former Chairman NHRC India) as the Chief Guest. The notable awardees included Dr. D. Nageshwara Reddy, P V Sindhu, Rameswar Rao Jupally, Jayesh Ranjan, Anjani Kumar, Allu Arjun, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.[21][22]

Madhya Pradesh

Champions of Change Madhya Pradesh is a renowned state award for recognition and acknowledgement of the efforts of those who work to bring change to the state of Madhya Pradesh. First Edition of Champions of Change Madhya Pradesh Award was organized on 12th April '2022 at Kushabhau Thakre Hall, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh with Hon’ble Governor of Madhya Pradesh Shri Mangubhai Patel as the Chief Guest. The notable awardees included Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Aziz Qureshi, Tijan Bai, Vikram Verma, Syed Zafar Islam, Malini Gaur, Dilip Suryavanshi, Girish Agarwal, Bhagirathi Prasad, Piyush Mishra, Banwari Lal Chouksey, Divyanka Tripathi and Arya Chhabra.[23][24][25]

Haryana

Champions of Change Haryana is a renowned state award for recognition and acknowledgement of the efforts of those who work to bring change to the state of Haryana. First Edition of Champions of Change Haryana was organized on 2nd October '2022 at Chandigarh with Hon’ble Governor of Haryana Shri Bandaru Dattatreya as the Chief Guest. The notable awardees included Manohar Lal Khattar, Kartikeya Sharma, Kanwal Singh Chauhan, Deepa Malik, Babita Phogat, Nitu Ghanghas, Yashpal Sharma, Richa Sharma, Sumit Antil, Neeraj Chopra, Murti Devi and Virendra Sehwag.[26][27][28]

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