The Government has announced the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the year 2024. The awards recognise outstanding achievements by individuals in the field of adventure and seek to promote a spirit of endurance, risk-taking, teamwork and quick and effective decision-making in challenging situations. The awards are given in four categories, which are Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure and Lifetime Achievement. Each awardee will receive a statuette, a certificate and award money of 15 lakh rupees. The selections were made following the recommendations of the National Selection Committee. The Committee evaluated the nominations and recommended the awardees for conferment of the national honour.
The awards seek to promote among the youth a spirit of courage, endurance, discipline, risk-taking and cooperative teamwork, while encouraging the ability to respond with speed and effectiveness in challenging situations. President Droupadi Murmu will confer the awards along with the National Sports Awards 2025. The date of the award ceremony will be announced later.
