Bal Sahitya Puraskar | |
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![]() First Bal Sahitya Puraskar Ceremony, 2010 | |
Awarded for | Literary award in India |
Sponsored by | Sahitya Akademi, Government of India |
Reward(s) | ₹ 50,000 |
First awarded | 2010 |
Last awarded | 2023 |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 14 |
Website | Official website |
The Bal Sahitya Puraskar (Hindi: बाल साहित्य पुरस्कार) also known as Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar,is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers for their contribution in the field of Children's literature in any of the 22 languages of the 8th Schedule to the Indian constitution as well as in English and Rajasthani language. Instituted in 2010, it comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.[1][2]