# Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar

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 Awards :
| Year | Awardee (Individual or Organization) | Location |
| 1987 | Bombay Natural History Society | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 1988 | Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad | Kerala |
| 1989 | Samaj Parivartana Samudaya | Dharwad, Karnataka |
| 1990 | Shri Sant Kumar Bishnoi | Punjab |
| 1991 | Shri S. P. Godrej | New Delhi |
| 1991 | Dasholi Gram Swarajya Mandal | Garhwal, Uttarakhand |
| 1992 | Dr. Shivarama Karanth K. | Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka |
| 1992 | 127-Infantry Battalion (T.A.) Ecological | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| 1993 | Dr. T. N. Khoshoo | New Delhi |
| 1993 | Young Mizo Association | Mizoram |
| 1994 | Smt. Radha Bhatt, Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust | Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
| 1994 | Tarun Bharat Sangh | Alwar, Rajasthan |
| 1995 | Shri Natwar Thakkar, Nagaland Gandhi Ashram | Mokokchung, Nagaland |
| 1995 | Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra |
| 1996 | Shri Anupam Mishra, Gandhi Peace Foundation | New Delhi |
| 1996 | C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| 1997 | Shri J. C. Daniel | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 1997 | Centre for Environment Education | Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| 1998 | Shri Jagdish Ranganath Godbole | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 1998 | The Barefoot College of Social Work Research Centre | Ajmer, Rajasthan |
| 1999 | Shri Piare Lal | Jallandhar, Punjab |
| 1999 | Ryan Foundation | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 2000 | Dr. Ramesh Bedi (Posthumously) | Punjab |
| 2000 | Captive Power Plant, National Aluminium Co.Ltd. | Angul, Odisha |
| 2001 | Shri. Girish Gandhi | Maharashtra |
| 2001 | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
| 2002 | Rev. Fr. Koyapillil Mathai Matthew, SJ (Posthumously) | Kodaikannal, Tamil Nadu |
| 2002 | Chilika Development Authority | Odisha |
| 2003 | Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak | New Delhi |
| 2003 | The Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre | Lansdowne, Uttarakhand |
| 2004 | Ms. Jyotsna Sitling | Uttarakhand |
| 2004 | Malayala Manorama | Kerala |
| 2005 | Sant Gadge Baba Amrawati University | Amrawati, Maharashtra |
| 2005 | Shri Jagadish Babla | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| 2005 | Dr. Amrita Patel | Anand, Gujarat |
| 2006 | Bongaigaon Refinery (IOCL) | Chirang, Assam |
| 2006 | 127-Infantry Battalion (T.A.) Ecological | Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand |
| 2006 | Dr. J. Raghava Rao | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| 2006 | Smt. S. Annapurna | Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh |
| 2007 | BAIF Institute for Rural Development | Tiptur, Karnataka |
| 2007 | Antoday Nirbal Durbal Shoshit Mahila Evam Bal Uthaan Kalyan Samiti | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| 2007 | Shri. Afzal Khatri & Smt. Nusrat Khatri | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 2007 | Dr. Rachna Gaur | Rajsamand, Rajasthan |
| 2008 | ISHA Foundation | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| 2009 | Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited | Neyveli, Tamil Nadu |
| 2009 | Care Earth | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| 2009 | Prof. C. R. Babu | New Delhi |
| 2009 | Shri Vijay Jardhari | Jardhargaon, Uttarakhand |
| 2010 | 21st Battalion, the Jat Regiment | Assam |
| 2010 | Joygopalpur Gram Vikas Kendra | 24 Parganas (South), West Bengal |
| 2010 | Dr. Anil Sharma | Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh |
| 2010 | Shri Kartick Satyanarayanan | New Delhi |
| 2010 | Dr. N. Ramesh | Puducherry |
| 2011 | Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO) | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2011 | 128 Infantry Battalion (TA) Ecological Rajputana Rifles | Rajasthan |
| 2011 | Shri Ramesh Sharma | Chhattisgarh |
| 2011 | Shri Sharda Prasad Singh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2011 | Sachidanand Bharti | Uttarakhand |
| 2012 | Aaranyak | Assam |
| 2012 | Durgapur Steel Plant | West Bengal |
| 2012 | Shri Biswajit Mukherjee | West Bengal |
| 2012 | Shri Jigmet Takpa | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 2012 | Smt. Seema S. Redkar | Maharashtra |