| National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to Indian Cinema | |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward(s) |
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| First awarded | 1968 |
| Last awarded | 2008 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 21 |
| First winner | Anchal Ke Phool |
| Last winner | Little Zizou |
The National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It was one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). At the 70th National Film Awards, the category was discontinued and combined with Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation, Best Film on National Integration and Best Film on Other Social Issues. The new award is named as Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values.[1][2]
The award was instituted in 1968, at 16th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages Hindi (7 Awards), Bengali (4 Awards), Malayalam (5 awards), Tamil (3 awards), Kannada, English and Gujrati (1 each).