The state government has honoured the individuals and groups with various awards for their exemplary contributions in various fields. The awards and recognition are following:
1. Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur Smriti Puraskar- Chittaranjan Debbarma
2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lifetime Memorial Award- Sanjib Deb (eminent journalist)
3. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Jatiyo Sanhati Puraskar- Dr. Manoj Kanti Debroy
4. Sachin Dev Burman Smriti Puraskar- Manoranjan Deb
5. Dhirendra Krishna Dev Burman Smrity Puraskar- Tapasi Debbarma
6. Salilkrishna Dev Burman Smrity Puraskar- Biman Dhar
7. Kalikinkar Dev Burman Smrity Puraskar- Jawhar Banerjee
8. Tripuresh Majumder Smrity Puraskar- Nani Deb
9. Bhismadev Smrity Puraskar- Milan Kanti Dutta
10. Lalan Puraskar- Shantanu Chowdhury
11. Radha Mohan Thakur Smrity Puraskar (Best Publication, Bengali)- Ababahika
12. Doulat Ahmed Smrity Puraskar (Best Publication, Kokborok)- Kokborok Sahitya Sabha
13. Sumangal Sen Smrity Puraskar (youth)- Suparna Deb
14. Aswini Kumar Biswas Smrity Puraskar (youth)- Meghbalika (cultural group)
15. Ajit Majumder Smrity Puraskar (youth)- Nabanita Roy
16. Satyaram Reang Puraskar (youth)- Jusmita Reang
17. Bishes Sahitya Sanskriti Samman- Shyamal Chowdhury
18. Bishes Shiksha Samman- Abdul Hamid
19. Bishesh Krira Samman- Ranjit Bhattacharjee
20. Bishes Sahitya Samman- Nakul Das
21. Bishes Bhasa o Sanskriti Samman- Kakali Chakma
Besides, the photo journalists, who participated in the exhibition photo gallery of the Book Fair, were honoured during the closing ceremony.
