Awards

To acknowledge excellence in scientific research and development, the G.M. Modi Foundation has been instituted an annual award, the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Innovative Science & Technology. A scientist of eminence who has made outstanding contribution to science & technology is presented this award on the 9th of August every year, the birth anniversary of the Founder of the Modi Group, Rai Bahadur Gujar Mal Modi.

The recipients of the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science & Technology:

YEAR	AWARDEE	FIELD OF SPECIALISATION	AWARD PRESENTED BY.
1988	Prof. Satish Dhawan	Space & Remote Sensing Technology	Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma, the then Vice President of India.
1989	Prof. C.N.R. Rao	Solid State & Structural Chemistry	Sh. S.B. Chavan, the then Minister for Finance, Govt. of India.
1990	Prof. R. Narasimha	Aeronautical Designs	Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma, the thenVice President of India.
1991	Prof. M.M. Sharma	Chemical Engineering	Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma, the thenVice President of India.
1992	Dr. A.P. Mitra	Radio Science & Global Environment	Sh. Madhav Rao Scindia, the then Minister for Civil Aviation.
1993	Prof. Govind Swarup	Radio Astronomy	Sh. Arjun Singh, the then Minister for HRD.
1994	Prof. A.K. SharmaProf. M.G.K. Menon	Cytogenetics, CytochemistryNuclear Physics	Sh. Arjun Singh, the then Minister for HRDMinister for HRD.
1995	Prof. C.S. Seshadri	Algebraic Geometry	Sh. K.R. Narayanan, the thenVice President of India.
1996	Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam	Aero Space & Missile Technologies	Sh. I.K. Gujral, the thenMinister for External Affairs.
1997	Prof. S. Ramaseshan	Crystallography, Optics & Metal Science.	Sh. S. Jaipal Reddy, the then Minister for I & B.
1998	Prof. P.N. Tandon	Neurosciences	Sh. Krishan Kant, the thenVice President of India.
1999	Prof. U.R. Rao	Space Science, Development of Satellite and Rocket Technology	Sh. Krishan Kant, the thenVice President of India.
2000	Prof. M.S. Valiathan	Cardiology & Medical Technology	Sh. Sharad Yadav, the thenMinister for Civil Aviation.
2001	Prof. Obaid Siddiqi	Molecular Biology	Sh. G.N. Ramachandran, the then Minister of State for Finance (Revenue).
2002	Dr. K. KasturiranganDr.(Mrs.)Manju Sharma	Space TechnologyBiotechnology	Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, the then Minister of HRD
2003	Prof. V.Radhakrishnan	Radio Astronomy	Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Hon’ble Chief Minister
2004	Dr. Anil Kakodkar	Nuclear Science & Technology.	Sh. Praful Patel, the Hon’ble Minister for Civil Aviation.
2005	Prof. G. Padmanaban	Bio Chemistry & Bio Technology	Sh. B.K. Handique, Hon’ble Minister for State for Defence.
2006	Dr. Kota Harinarayana	Indian Aero Nautical Engineering	Sh. Sriprakash Jaiswal, Hon’ble Minister of State for Home Affairs.
2007	Prof. Goverdhan Mehta	Organic Chemistry	Sh. Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of Science &Technology.
2008	Prof. T.V. Ramakrishnan	Condensed Matter Physics.	Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Delhi.
2009	Prof. P. Balaram	Molecular Bio-Physics.	Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble Finance Minister.
2010	Dr. P. Rama Rao	Metal Sciences & Technology	Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal,
2011	Prof. Asis Datta	Biochemistry & Modecular Biology	Hon’ble Minister for Coal, Govt. of India.
2012	Prof. K.S. Valdiya	Neotectonics & Environmental Geology Physics	Shri P. Chidambaram,Hon’ble Finance Minister of India.
2013	Dr. V.P. Sharma	Malariologist.	Prof. M.G.K. Menon.
2014	Dr. S. Ayyappan	Agricultural Science.	Shri Radha Mohan Singh Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture.
2015	Prof. Mustansir Barma	Statistical Physics.	Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India.
2016	Mr. A.S. Kiran Kumar	Space Technology.	Shri Ananth Kumar, Hon’blt Minister for Parliamentary affairs.
2017	Dr. Baldev Raj	Materials Science & Technology	Shri Y. S. Chowdary, Hon’ble Minister of State for Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Govt. of India
2017	Prof. Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi	Plant Genomics & Biotechnology	Shri Y. S. Chowdary, Hon’ble Minister of State for Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Govt. of India
2018	Dr. Balram Bhargava	Bio Medical Science & Research	Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
2018	Prof. Anurag Kumar	Telecommunication Networks	Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
2019	Dr. Maharaj Kishan Bhan	Medical Science	Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’Ble Vice President Of India
2019	Prof. S.K. Satheesh	Atmospheric Aerosols	Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’Ble Vice President Of India