After the centers’ decision came to re-name the Khel Ratna Award from Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award a few days ago.
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday decided to set up an award in the name of Rajiv Gandhi the former PM to felicitate information technology (IT) organizations helping society. A government order said the award commemorates the contribution of Rajiv Gandhi, who was prime minister from 1984 to 1989, in giving impetus to the IT sector in India.
According to an official release, the award would be conferred on August 20, the late Congress leader’s birth anniversary, every year. But this year the recipient will be selected by October 30.
This award will be given to institutes doing remarkable work in Information Technology (IT) sector.
The BJP-led Union government last week renamed the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award as ‘Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’ in memory of the hockey legend Dhyan Chand.
However, Congress is one of the partners in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra along with the Shiv Sena and NCP.
