Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman
Highest civilian award of Uttarakhand
Awarded for	Awarded for contributions in any field of human endeavour
Sponsored by	Government of Uttarakhand
Location	Uttarakhand
Country	India
Presented by	Governor of Uttarakhand / Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
First awarded	2021
Last awarded	2021
Highlights
Total awarded	5
First winner	Narayan Datt Tiwari (Posthumous) Anil Prakash Joshi Ruskin Bond Bachendri Pal Narendra Singh Negi
Precedence
Next (higher)	Padma Shri
Equivalent	Uttarakhand Ratna
Next (lower)	Uttarakhand Lifetime Achievement Award

The Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman is one of the two highest civilian award of the State of Uttarakhand, along with Uttarakhand Ratna. It is awarded to a person for their extraordinary contribution in any field of human endeavour. It was constituted in the year 2021 by the Government of Uttarakhand. There have been a total of 5 recipients of this award.^[1][2]

History

The Uttarakhand Ratna award was constituted by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami in 2021, on the occasion of 21st anniversary of Uttarakhand State Foundation Day which falls on 9 November each year.^[3]

Recipients

The recipients of Uttarakhand Gaurav Sammanare as follows:

Year	Image	Laureates	Life span	Field / Work	Notes
2021		Narayan Datt Tiwari#	1925–2018	Public affair	Veteran politician and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2002–2007), Tiwari also served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh thrice in the undivided Uttar Pradesh. He held union cabinet protfolios of finance, defence and external affairs in the Rajiv Gandhi ministry.
		Anil Prakash Joshi	born 1955	Environmentalism
		Ruskin Bond	born 1934	Literature
		Bachendri Pal	born 1954	Adventure sport
		Narendra Singh Negi	born 1949	Music
2022		Ajit Doval	born 1945		National Security Advisor of India
		General Bipin Rawat#	1958–2021		1st Chief of Defence Staff
		Prasoon Joshi	born 1971		28th Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification