The Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (Hindi: इंदिरा गांधी पर्यावरण पुरस्कार) is an environment award given for contributions in the field of environmental protection. The award was established in 1987 by the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, Government of India. A cash prize, silver lotus trophy, scroll, and a citation are included in the award. The selection of any organization or personality for the award is done by a committee headed by the Vice President of India. In 2008, the award was given to Isha Foundation of Tamil Nadu. This organization has a Guinness world record for planting more than eight lakh saplings in a single day.

Nomination The award is given every year and an advertisement for inviting nominations for IGPP is released every year on 15 July in national dailies with regional coverage. As per the amended regulations in 2010 governing the IGPP Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar, the following can propose a name of any such person or organization in India: any Indian citizen with at least 10 years of work experience in the field of environment, an NGO working in the field of environment with at least five years of experience, the Department of Environment and Forestry of States, Union Territories, State Pollution Control Board, District Collector, and Magistrate.

List of awards +Previous IGPP AwardsYearAwardee (Individual or Organization)Location1987Bombay Natural History SocietyMumbai, Maharashtra1988Kerala Sastra Sahitya ParishadKerala1989Samaj Parivartana SamudayaDharwad, Karnataka1990Shri Sant Kumar BishnoiPunjab1991Shri S. P. Godrej New Delhi1991Dasholi Gram Swarajya MandalGarhwal, Uttarakhand1992Dr. Shivarama Karanth K.Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka1992127-Infantry Battalion (T.A.) EcologicalDehradun, Uttarakhand1993Dr. T. N. KhoshooNew Delhi1993Young Mizo AssociationMizoram1994Smt. Radha Bhatt, Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial TrustIndore, Madhya Pradesh1994Tarun Bharat SanghAlwar, Rajasthan1995Shri Natwar Thakkar, Nagaland Gandhi AshramMokokchung, Nagaland1995Mechanised Infantry Regimental CentreAhmednagar, Maharashtra1996Shri Anupam Mishra, Gandhi Peace FoundationNew Delhi1996C.P.R. Environmental Education CentreChennai, Tamil Nadu1997Shri J. C. DanielMumbai, Maharashtra1997Centre for Environment EducationAhmedabad, Gujarat1998Shri Jagdish Ranganath GodbolePune, Maharashtra1998The Barefoot College of Social Work Research CentreAjmer, Rajasthan1999Shri Piare LalJallandhar, Punjab1999Ryan FoundationMumbai, Maharashtra2000Dr. Ramesh Bedi (Posthumously)Punjab2000Captive Power Plant, National Aluminium Co.Ltd.Angul, Odisha2001Shri. Girish GandhiMaharashtra2001Tirumala Tirupati DevasthanamsTirupati, Andhra Pradesh2002Rev. Fr. Koyapillil Mathai Matthew, SJ (Posthumously)Kodaikannal, Tamil Nadu2002Chilika Development AuthorityOdisha2003Dr. Bindeshwar PathakNew Delhi2003The Garhwal Rifles Regimental CentreLansdowne, Uttarakhand2004Ms. Jyotsna SitlingUttarakhand2004Malayala ManoramaKerala2005Sant Gadge Baba Amrawati UniversityAmrawati, Maharashtra2005Shri Jagadish BablaDehradun, Uttarakhand2005Dr. Amrita PatelAnand, Gujarat2006Bongaigaon Refinery (IOCL)Chirang, Assam 2006127-Infantry Battalion (T.A.) EcologicalPithoragarh, Uttarakhand2006Dr. J. Raghava RaoChennai, Tamil Nadu2006Smt. S. AnnapurnaVizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh2007BAIF Institute for Rural DevelopmentTiptur, Karnataka2007Antoday Nirbal Durbal Shoshit Mahila Evam Bal Uthaan Kalyan SamitiLucknow, Uttar Pradesh2007Shri. Afzal Khatri & Smt. Nusrat KhatriMumbai, Maharashtra2007Dr. Rachna GaurRajsamand, Rajasthan2008ISHA FoundationCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu2009Neyveli Lignite Corporation LimitedNeyveli, Tamil Nadu2009Care EarthChennai, Tamil Nadu2009Prof. C. R. BabuNew Delhi2009Shri Vijay JardhariJardhargaon, Uttarakhand201021st Battalion, the Jat RegimentAssam2010Joygopalpur Gram Vikas Kendra24 Parganas (South), West Bengal2010Dr. Anil SharmaSirmour, Himachal Pradesh2010Shri Kartick SatyanarayananNew Delhi2010Dr. N. RameshPuducherry2011Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO)Uttar Pradesh2011128 Infantry Battalion (TA) Ecological Rajputana RiflesRajasthan2011Shri Ramesh SharmaChhattisgarh2011Shri Sharda Prasad SinghUttar Pradesh2011Sachidanand BhartiUttarakhand2012AaranyakAssam2012Durgapur Steel PlantWest Bengal2012Shri Biswajit MukherjeeWest Bengal2012Shri Jigmet TakpaJammu & Kashmir2012Smt. Seema S. RedkarMaharashtra

See also

List of environmental awards Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards

References