National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues

National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues
Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals
Type	National
Category	Short films
Description
Medal	Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
Statistics
Instituted	1967
First awarded	1967
Last awarded	2015
Total awarded	41
Cash award	₹50,000 (US$740)
Previous name(s)	Best Film on Social Documentation (1967–85)
First awardee(s)	I am 20
Recent awardee(s)	Auto Driver

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

The award was instituted in 1967, at 15th National Film Awards and awarded annually for the short 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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