The Goa State Journalist Awards Scheme

• Each award includes a certificate, a memento, and a cash prize of ₹10,000/-.
• A total of seven awards, amounting to ₹70,000/-, are distributed annually.
• Judges receive an honorarium of ₹2,000/- each.
• Awards are conferred on National Press Day (16th November).

• The applicant should be a journalist working in a registered daily or weekly newspaper published in English, Konkani, or Marathi, or private sector electronic media recognised by the Department of Information & Publicity, Government of Goa.
• The applicant's work (news items, articles, or reports) must have been published during the previous calendar year.
• Nominations must be sponsored by the Editors of eligible publications.
• The nomination of the journalist can only be for the news items and articles published during the previous calendar year under one of the following categories:

a) Best Editor Award on National Integration and Communal Harmony.

b) Rural Reporting.

c) Reporting on Public Health and Hygiene.

d) Reporting with special reference to Women and Children/Social issues.

e) Sports Reporting.

f) Reporting on Art and Culture.

g) Photo Journalism (Best photograph of the year).

Step 1: Invitation for Nominations

The Department of Information & Publicity (DIP) invites nominations from Editors of eligible publications.

Step 2: Submission of Nominations

Editors submit the particulars of sponsored journalists along with relevant press/video clippings to the Director, Information & Publicity, by the deadline fixed by DIP.

Step 3: Selection by Judges

Judges appointed by the State Government evaluate submissions based on objectivity and reliance on authentic sources.

Step 4: Announcement of Awards

The awards are distributed on National Press Day (16th November).