NOMINATION PROCEDURE

Last date for receipt of nominations for Freedom Fighters Award 2012 is 24th Sep. 2012.

Nominations in prescribed format downloadable from this site may be sent to:

"Nomination", Secretary General, SR Jindal Prize Secretariat
11 Green Avenue,  Vasant Kunj, New Delhi -- 110070.

Phone: 011-26890962

Eligibility Requirements for a valid nomination:

1.01 Nominator

Any person of high reputation can propose anyone (individual or organisation) except themselves. A person shall be entitled to make only one proposal in any given year. In case of more than one nomination from any nominator, only the nomination received first will be treated as a valid nomination.
 
None of the Trustees, Secretariat Staff and members of the Jury can suggest or nominate any case. However, the Research faculty of Prize Secretariat can make nominations after getting the approval of the Secretary General.
The following points may aid in guidance of the Nominators including Research Faculty:

1. Whether the organization or the individual being nominated has made an exceptional contribution, with a commendable spirit of dedication and social service, conducive to the development of the nation and the society ;
2. Whether the organization or the individual through outstanding contribution in its/his respective field, has set an example for others ;
3. Whether the organization or the individual concerned has been active in the designated field on a sustained basis ;
4. Whether the nominee has to his credit, publication of papers in reputed journals in India or abroad in the previous eight years ;
5. Information about the nominee should reveal distinctive or original work in the designated field ;
6. It should be ensured that the nominee is not doing such work or activity for personal profit or political gain;
7. A person or organization should be nominated only if the nominator is fully aware of nominee’s moral fiber and integrity and of its/his outstanding contribution to the cause of mankind.
8. The nominator should ascertain that the nominee is not involved in any criminal, anti-social or anti-national activity.
9. Whether the work of the nominee has benefited the Indian masses especially the poor and downtrodden without profit motive and for social benefit.

1.02 Nominee’s Eligibility

1. Any Individual or group of individuals / organization including whistle blowers, having contributed towards welfare of Indian citizens shall be eligible for nomination subject to the condition that the contribution is of exceptional nature
2. The achievements made are transparent and open for public scrutiny He/she/they are not doing the activity for any commercial purpose or for profit motive.
3. The nominee is not an employee, family member or close relative of the Jindal group / its sister concerns / the Foundation / the Secretariat or any other persons associated with the prize scheme.
4. The nominee is not involved in any criminal, immoral, unethical, anti national or anti social activities.

1.03 A foreign national who has acquired Indian Citizenship and has contributed towards the welfare of Indian citizens in India shall also be eligible for the awards.

1.04 To take care of achievements which have not attracted attention of a nominator or in case a highly deserving person concerned hesitates to come forward for the Prize, the Secretariat on the basis of findings of its research faculty may approach the potential nominee to seek his consent for his name being considered for the award and may obtain relevant details which shall be put in the nomination form and the research faculty shall sign as the nominator. Such nomination shall be processed at par.

1.05 Ordinarily every nomination made by a nominator shall be verified by the nominee as to the correctness of its contents. As an exception, a nomination which has not been verified by the nominee may also be considered after taking due care. In such a case, the nominator is expected to keep in view that he is nominating a suitable and deserving person.

1.06 Papers / documents submitted in support of a nomination shall not be returned to the nominee / nominator.
 
1.07 While nominating a person, the nominator should describe the contribution and specifically the achievements/ accomplishments that, according to the nominator, make the nominee suitable for award of the Prize particularly commenting on the nature of project/work, likely or measurable impact of the work, the extent of geographical area/population likely to be benefited by the work and future action plan, if any. Actual number of beneficiaries impacted/ benefited should be given instead of giving the total population of the area where the work is being done. Reports on Independent Impact Assessments, if any, done on the work/ achievements of the Nominee should invariably accompany the nomination.

Quantum of work done against the funds received from the Government or any other source for specified purpose should be clearly furnished.

If the nominee is an organisation, and in cases where an individual Nominee is heading or is an office bearer of an organisation, last 3 years Annual Reports, Audited Balance Sheets, Income and Expenditure statements particularly the fees being charged for services rendered with total income therefrom, details of income from Donations and other sources of funds received and its utilization during the last 3 years should invariably accompany the nomination. Nominations should also be accompanied by publications and other supporting documents. Books and Journals, however, need not be sent. Only a list of relevant books and journals need be sent with the nominations.
 
1.08 Fresh nominations of a nominee, who has already been nominated in any year, need not be sent for the next two years. Only additional information about the fresh achievements, if any, independent impact study done, if any only need be sent by the nominator during the subsequent two years. Fresh nominations need be sent for such nominees only in the fourth year of the year in which the first nomination was sent.

In case the nominee is an organisation and if an individual nominee is the head or office bearer of an organisation, particulars for subsequent years mentioned in the third para of 1.07 should also be sent in subsequent years, if the organisation wants its case to be considered in a subsequent year.
 
1.09 A work or an achievement may not be awarded a prize unless, by thorough scrutiny, it is found to be of such outstanding nature, importance and impact as is intended by the Jury. The process of inviting nominations shall cast no contractual obligation on the Foundation or the Secretariat.
 
1.10 Nominations found to be suppressing information or giving false or misleading information about the nominee shall be disqualified and the nominee as well as nominator may be barred from future nomination.
 
1.11 Integrity of the person, his peace loving and law-abiding nature shall be a pre condition for award of the Prize. A person convicted by a court of law for a criminal offence shall be barred from participating in the scheme.
 
1.12 Confidentiality of Nominations.
All nominations shall remain confidential, except in so far as they are discussed within the Jury, the Foundation and the Secretariat.