GVA
What this is
The scheme "Gomant Vibhushan Award" has been designed in order to honour and recognize the Goan renowned personalities who have contributed to the distinguished and extraordinary achievements/ services in any field of activities/disciplines such as art & culture, literature & education, sports, etc.
In detail
The scheme "Gomant Vibhushan Award" has been designed by the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa in order to honour and recognize the Goan renowned personalities who have contributed to the distinguished and extraordinary achievements/ services in any field of activities/disciplines such as art & culture, literature & education, sports, medicine, social work, civil services, public affairs, trade, science & engineering, industry, economics, philosophy, politics, or any other field at national & international level. The Gomant Vibhushan Award shall be given once in two years.
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> Objectives
- To honour the Goan-origin personalities who have done admirable & exceptional work in their field.
- To felicitate the Goan Personalities who made Goa proud by their achievements & reputation and brought recognition to Goa nationally & internationally.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should possess distinguished and exceptional achievements/services in fields of activities/disciplines such as art & culture, literature & education, sports, medicine, social work, civil services, public affairs, trade, science & engineering, industry, economics, philosophy, politics, or any other field at national & international level.
- The applicant should be of Goan origin.
- No award will be presented posthumously under this scheme. However, during the process of selection if the death of such an artist occurs after the recommendation of the name, then the Task Force Committee may consider his name for an “award”, in such circumstances award will be presented posthumously.
What you get
A Memento, citation and financial purse to the extent of ₹ 5,00,000/-.
Who is excluded
- No award will be presented posthumously under this scheme. However, during the process of selection if the death of such an artist occurs after the recommendation of the name, then the Task Force Committee may consider his name for an “award”, in such circumstances award will be presented posthumously.
- No individual shall be eligible for a second time to avail of the benefit under this scheme.
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Provenance
| schemeName | Gomant Vibhushan Award | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |