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| name = Ganga Sharan Singh Award<br>गंगाशरण सिंह पुरस्कार<br />
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| subheader = Award for promotion of the [[Hindi Language]] <br />
| awarded_for = Literary award in [[India]] <br />
| sponsor = Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, [[Government of India]]<br />
| firstawarded = 1989 <br />
| lastawarded = 2007<br />
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| holder_label = Most recent winner<br />
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| award1_winner = 90<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.hindisansthan.org/hi/awards/gangasharan_awards.html}}<br />
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'''Ganga Sharan Singh Award''' ([[Devnagari]]: '''गंगाशरण सिंह पुरस्कार''') is a literary honour in India which Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, (Central Hindi Organization), [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]], annually confers on writers of outstanding works in Hindi Literature.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhandarkar, Benegal honoured with Hindi promotion award |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/bhandarkar-benegal-honoured-with-hindi-promotion-award-news-national-mguskieecgjsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820023136/https://www.sify.com/movies/bhandarkar-benegal-honoured-with-hindi-promotion-award-news-national-mguskieecgjsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 20, 2019 |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |date=June 20, 2012}}</ref> It is also a '''Hindi Sevi Samman''' and is given to number of [[Hindi]] experts for playing their important role in promoting the Hindi language.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nair |first1=Sangeeta |title=President of India presents Hindi Sevi Samman Awards |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/president-of-india-presents-hindi-sevi-samman-awards-1496144905-1 |publisher=Jagran Josh |date=May 30, 2017}}</ref><br />
==History==<br />
The award was established by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan in 1989 on the name of the Great Hindi Linguist & Freedom Fighter ''[[Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha)|Ganga Sharan Singh]]''. It was first awarded in 1989.<br />
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[[Category:Indian literary awards]]<br />
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