Sullia : Lakshminarayana Kajegadde, a member of Kanakamajalu Yuvaka Mandali, Sullia is the proud recipient of National Youth Award for Development Activities and Social Service for the year 2011-12. He received the Award from President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi on July 4, Thursday. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Jitendra Singh was among other dignitaries present on the occasion.
Lakshminarayana is also the President of Sullia Youth Unity Society and Belli Mandala, Sullia unit. His outstanding social service activities through these organizations, have been taken into consideration while selecting him for the Award.The Award carries a silver medal, a cash prize of Rs 40,000 and a certificate.
A total of 27 individuals and a West Bengal based organization were conferred the Awards by the President. The National Youth Awards were instituted in the year 1985 and are being conferred every year on youth who have excelled in social service and youth welfare and developmental activities.