27 doctors conferred with ICMR Awards, 3 from AIIMS

The doctors have been conferred with the following award categories –

• ICMR Basanti Devi Amir Chand - Dr. G. Karthikeyan, AIIMS Delhi.
• ICMR Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize -  Dr. Pranjal Chandra, IIT Varanasi, Dr. Neelesh Kumar Mehra, NIPER, Hyderabad, Dr. Ved Prakash Dwivedi ICGEB, New Delhi, Dr. Kaisar Raza, Central University of Rajasthan.
• ICMR Dr. Subhas Mukherjee Award -  Dr. Satish Kumar Adiga  Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
• ICMR Amrut Mody Unichem Prize - Dr. Surjit Singh Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
• ICMR Dr. H.B. Dingley Memorial Award - Dr. Aakash Pandita Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
• ICMR Kshanika Oration Award - Dr. Jhuma Sankar AIIMS New Delhi
• ICMR Prize for Biomedical Research for Scientists belonging to underprivileged communities - Dr. M Balaji Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.
• ICMR Prize for Biomedical Research conducted in underdeveloped areas - Dr. Mohammad Sohail DHR, Ranchi.
• ICMR Tilak Venkoba Rao Award  - Dr. Antara Banerjee ICMR - National Institute for Reproductive Health, Mumbai.
• ICMR JALMA Trust Fund Oration Award - Dr. Mallika Lavania ICMR - National Institute of Virology, Pune.
• ICMR Major General Saheb Singh Sokhey Award - Dr. N Pavan Kumar ICMR - National Institute for Research in TB, Chennai.
• ICMR Smt. Kamal Satbir Award - No application has been received.
• ICMR BGRC Silver Jubilee Oration Award - Dr. Swati Sanjay Kulkarni ICMR - National Institute of Immunohaematology, Mumbai
• ICMR Dr. C.G.S.Iyer Oration Award - No application received.
• ICMR Dr. Dharamvir Datta Memorial Oration Award - None recommended.
• ICMR Drs. Kunti & Om Prakash Oration Award - Dr. Anirban Basu National Brain Research Center, Manesar.
• ICMR Dr. M.K. Seshadri Prize - Dr. Shankar Prinja Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
• ICMR Dr. P.N. Raju Oration Award - Dr. Inderpaul Singh Sehgal Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
• ICMR Dr. T.Ramachandra Rao Award - Dr. A. Daniel Reegan National Centre for Disease Control, Bengaluru.
• ICMR Dr. Vidya Sagar - Dr. Rajesh Sagar, AIIMS, New Delhi.
• ICMR Dr. V.N. Patwardhan - No application received.
• ICMR Dr. Y.S. Narayana Rao Oration Award - Dr. Goutam Chowdhury ICMR - National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease, Kolkata.
• ICMR Lala Ram Chand Kandhari Award - Dr. Rashmi Sarkar Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
• ICMR M.N. Sen Oration Award - Dr. Pinaki Dutta Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
• ICMR Novartis Oration Award - Dr. Swathi Kaliki LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.
• ICMR Prof. B.C. Srivastava Foundation Award - Dr. Senthil Amudhan R National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru.
• ICMR Prof. B.K. Aikat Oration Award - Prof. Sunit K. Singh Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi.
• ICMR Prof. Surindar Mohan Marwah Award - Dr. Allen Prabhaker Ugargol Indian Institute of Management Bengaluru.

The ICMR has a goal oriented approach with clearly defined targets such as the control and prevention of infectious diseases and emerging health problems. ICMR recognizes the contributions made by the Indian biomedical scientists working in various fields of science by rewarding them with a number of awards and prizes every year. The pioneering work carried out by distinguished scientists contributes towards finding a solution to the health problems of the country.

The prestige associated with awards adds value to the untiring efforts of our scientists and gives impetus to their efforts to work harder. This kind of national recognition is also a stepping stone for the Indian scientists aspiring for international recognition and awards. ICMR offers an array of awards in biomedical sciences. Majority of the awards are annual while few are being given on alternate years. In addition to the awards given for the meritorious work carried out by scientists in a particular field of science, there are a number of awards to recognize and adorn the scientific talent of young scientists, one specifically given to a young medical student; the ICMR-CNMC STS Excellence Award.

There are specific awards to encourage the scientists working in the underdeveloped parts of the country and also the scientists belonging to the underprivileged communities and championing the cause of their section of society. An exclusive award has been instituted for women scientists to acknowledge the arduous task undertaken by them for being a homemaker as well as a successful professional. ICMR awards are widely publicized on the ICMR website. Following pages give details of various awards that ICMR offers prize money for which have been revised recently and have been implemented from the year 2019 onwards.