Complete list of awards: Meeting presided by S Surjit Singh Rakhra, Higher Education and Languages Minister, Punjab ---- Award winners:- Punjabi Sahit Ratan; Kirpal Singh Kasel, Ajmer Aulakh and Niranjan Singh Tasneem (Cash prize RS 10 lakh) ----- Shiromani Punjabi Sahitkar; Mohan Bhandari, Baldev Singh Sadaknama and Avtar Singh Baling, Shiromani Hindi Sahitkar; Madhav Kaushik, Tarsem Gujral and Mohan Sapra, Shiromani Urdu Sahitkar; Mahesh Patialavi, Mohd. Iqbal and Renu Behal, Shiromani Sanskrit Sahitkar; Shashidhar Sharma, Bhushan Lal Sharma and Lekh Raj Parwana, Shiromani Punjabi Poet; Jaswinder (Gazalgo), Gurbhajan Gill and Kulwant Singh Grewal, Shiromani Punjabi Critic/Research Sahitkar; Dr Surjit Singh Bhatti, Dr Balkar Singh and Dr Tejwant Gill, Shiromani Punjabi Gyan Sahitkar; Balwant Singh Kotha Guru, Dr Kirpal Singh and Prof Aschru Singh, Shiromani Punjabi Sahitkar (foreign) Kesar Singh Neer, Gurbhaksh Singh Bhandal and Ajit Singh Rahi, Shiromani Punjabi Sahitkar (Out of Punjab) Chandan Negi, Rashpinder Rashim and Khalid Hussain, Shiromani Punjabi Bal Sahit Writer; Santosh Sahni, Aatma Singh Chitti and Amrik Singh Talwandi, Shiromani Punjabi Patarkar; Amar Singh Bhuller, Harjinder Singh Lal and Bhushan Sood, Shiromani Punjabi Sahitak Patarkar; Niranjan Singh Sathi, Susheel Dosanjh and Varinder Walia, Shiromani Ragi; Bhai Hari Singh, Prof Kartar Singh and Bhai Jaswant Singh, Shiromani Dhadhi/Kavishar; Brij Lal Dhaula, Mohinder Singh Sibea and Des Raj Lachkani, Shiromani Punjabi Television/Radio/Film Purskar; Buta Singh Shad, Satish Kaul and Baldev Gill, Shiromani Punjabi Natak/Theatre Purskar; Devinder Daman, Gurcharan Channi and Pali Bhupinder and Shiromani Punjabi Singer/Sangeetkat; Mohd. Sadeeq, Gurdas Mann and Surinder Shinda. (RS 5 lakh cash prize for each) Special Prize for eminent personalities; Devinder Singh Chutarkar and Raghbir Singh Bains (RS 1.50 lakh for both), Pandat Rao Thaithsanwar, Ranjit Rana, Malkit Singh Guara and Bachan Singh Sher (RS 1.00 lakh for each)
