"Fadanvis, a son of the soil, who is the 4th chief minister from Vidarbha region, will be conferred with the award for taking initiatives like water conservation scheme, 'Jal Yukta Shivar', crop insurance scheme, food security Act implementation and for conceiving Nagpur-Mumbai super express communication highway," chairman of the Foundation, Prabhakar Mundle, told a press conference here today.
The award carries Rs 1 lakh cash, memento and citation. The ceremony date will be finalised after getting confirmation from the chief minister, he said.
Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Sancheti and former MLC Sagar Meghe along with Satyanarayan Nuwal and D R Mall are other members of the Foundation.