Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will confer the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for the years 2024 and 2025 on 19th October 2026 in New Delhi

The Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, is scheduled to confer the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for the years 2024 and 2025 on 106 young artists. The award ceremony will take place in New Delhi at the Meghdoot Complex, Rabindra Bhavan. Instituted by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2006, the award honors young artists up to the age of 40 in the fields of music, dance, and drama. The recognition includes a purse of Rs. 25,000, a Tamrapatra, and an Angavastram.