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National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues

National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals
Type National
Category Indian Cinema
Description
Description Best feature film on Social Issues such as Prohibition, Women and Child Welfare, Anti-dowry, Drug Abuse, Welfare of the Handicapped etc. for a year
Medal Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
Statistics
Instituted 1984
First awarded 1984
Last awarded 2015
Total awarded 35
Cash award 50,000 (US$740)
First awardee(s) Accident
Last awardee(s) Nirnayakam

The National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).

The award was instituted in 1984, at 32nd National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:


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