National and International Awards Conferred On Dr. D.Veerendra Heggade Dharmadhikari of Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Chairman Janata Shikshana Samiti, Dharwad

HONOURS AND AWARDS YEAR KANNADA RAJYOTHSAVA AWARD 1985 Government of Karnataka RAJARSHI 1993 President, Government of India HONORARY DOCTORATE 1994 Mangalore University, Mangalore FICCI AWARD 1995 Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi INDIAN MERCHANT CHAMBERS AWARD 1999 I.M.C. Diamond Jubilee Endowment Trust ,Mumbai PADMA BHUSHAN 2000 President, Government of India NABARD SHG STATE AWARD 2000 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Bangalore VARSHADA KANNADIGA 2004 ETV Kannada, Bangalore HONORARY FRCPS 2005 The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, U.K. INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2005 GIANTS International, Mumbai DOCTOR OF SCIENCE 2007 Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore RAJIV GANDHI AWARD 2007 Regional Congress Committee, Mumbai LALITHA KALA ACADEMY AWARD 2008 Karnataka Lalithakala Academy, Bangalore CHANGEMAKERS AWARD FOR MICROFINANCE 2008 Ashoka Foundation USA and Citi Bank CHANGEMAKERS AWARD FOR MICRO INSURANCE 2008 Ashoka Foundation USA and Citi Bank BASAVASHRI AWARD 2009 Government of Karnataka HONORARY DOCTORATE 2010 Karnatak University, Dharwad KARNATAKA RATHNA 2009 Government of Karnataka NADOJA 2010 Kannada University, Hampi HONORARY DOCTORATE 2010 Drew University, U.S.A MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION OF INDIA AWARD 2010 HSBC Bank and Access Development Services, New Delhi SAMYAMA AWARD 2010 Government of Karnataka JINDAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2011 Sitaram Jindal Foundation , New Delhi DEVARAJ URS AWARD 2011 Government of Karnataka Sir M. VISVESVARAYA MEMORIAL AWARD 2011 Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Bangalore SIDBI AWARD 2011 Small Industries Development Bank of India, Mumbai ASHDEN AWARD 2012 Ashden Sustainable Solutions, London DEVI AHILYABAI NATIONAL AWARD 2013 Sri Ahilyotasav Samithi, Indore MAKKALA KALYANA RAJYA PRASHASTHI AWARD 2014 Government of Karnataka PADMA VIBHUSHAN 2015 President, Government of India INCLUSIVE FINANCE INDIA AWARD 2017 ACCESS INDIA, New Delhi PROUD LIFETIME ACHIEVER 2019 ZEE Kannada, Bangalore PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020 Press Club of India, Bengaluru