Maharashtra: Shiv Sena-led MVA government institutes new IT excellence award named after Rajiv Gandhi

Days after the BJP-led central government dropped former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s name from the prestigious Khel Ratna Award, the Maharashtra government has come out with a new award to honour the former PM. The Maha Vikas Aghadi government is a coalition alliance between Shiv Sena, Congress and the NCP.

“As the Minister of State for IT, Maharashtra, it fills my heart with pride to announce that the MVA Government has declared an award on 20th August 2021 in the name of Late Shri. Rajiv Gandhi Ji to encourage organizations excelling in the IT sector in Maharashtra,” Satej D Patil, Minister of State for Home (Urban), Housing, Transport, IT, and Parliamentary Affairs in the Maharashtra government, informed in a tweet.