Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the first-ever National Creators Award 2024 in Delhi on March 8, 2024, to recognise and celebrate the contributions of creators to the cultural and creative landscape of India. The award ceremony, held at the Bharat Mandapam, was attended by prominent personalities from the creative industry, government officials and dignitaries.
ol^The National Creators Award seeks to honour greatness and significance in a variety of fields, such as gaming, storytelling, advocacy for social change, environmental sustainability, and education. The prize is meant to serve as a springboard for leveraging creativity to promote good change.
Excellent public participation has been observed with the National Creator Award. More than 1.5 lakh nominations in 20 different categories were submitted in the first round. Following that, about 10 lakh votes were cast for digital creators across several award categories throughout the voting stage. 23 winners were then chosen, three of them were foreign creators. The large amount of public participation is proof that the award accurately represents the preferences of the peoples choice.
