<p>The government on Tuesday decided to confer the Maharshi Valmiki award for 2018-19 on JD(S) national president and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda.</p>.<p>Chief Minister and Deve Gowda’s son H D Kumaraswamy will present the award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation on Wednesday, during the Valmiki Jayanti celebrations organised by the Social Welfare department at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha.</p>.<p>The parliamentarian from Hassan district was selected by the government-appointed Valmiki Award Committee chaired by Justice H N Nagmohan Das, for his contribution to the welfare of SC/ST communities.</p>.<p>Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday visited the former prime minister at his Padmanabhanagar residence and personally invited him to the award ceremony.</p>
<p>The government on Tuesday decided to confer the Maharshi Valmiki award for 2018-19 on JD(S) national president and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda.</p>.<p>Chief Minister and Deve Gowda’s son H D Kumaraswamy will present the award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation on Wednesday, during the Valmiki Jayanti celebrations organised by the Social Welfare department at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha.</p>.<p>The parliamentarian from Hassan district was selected by the government-appointed Valmiki Award Committee chaired by Justice H N Nagmohan Das, for his contribution to the welfare of SC/ST communities.</p>.<p>Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday visited the former prime minister at his Padmanabhanagar residence and personally invited him to the award ceremony.</p>
