President Murmu confers Shilp Guru and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Shilp Guru Awards and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Shilp Guru Awards and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025. The Ministry of Textiles ceremony presented 48 awards: 12 Shilp Guru Awards and 36 National Awards, including 2 Design & Innovation Awards for artisan–designer collaboration. Twenty of the awardees are women artisans, and the crafts honoured range from Pattachitra, terracotta and leather puppetry to papier-mâché, carpets and stone carving.
Key facts
- Date
- 9 December 2025
- Venue
- Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
- Total awards
- 48
- Shilp Guru Awards
- 12
- National Awards
- 36 (incl. 2 Design & Innovation)
- Women awardees
- 20
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many Shilp Guru Awards were conferred by President Droupadi Murmu for 2023 and 2024 on 9 December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 12
PIB 2200929: of the 48 awards, 12 were Shilp Guru Awards and 36 were National Awards.
Consider the following statements about the Shilp Guru and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024: 1. The awards were conferred at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. 2. Twenty of the awardees are women artisans. 3. The National Awards included Design & Innovation Awards for artisan–designer collaboration. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB 2200929: the ceremony was at Vigyan Bhavan; 20 awardees are women; the 36 National Awards included 2 Design & Innovation Awards.