The Karnataka State Temperance Board, which campaigns against alcohol and drug addiction in society, is giving away ‘Samyama’ awards here on August 29.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will present the awards for three years, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, at Kalamandira here.
The awardees include Lingaraj Malladi of Belaku Samsthe from Hunsur (2014-15), C.R. Chandrashekar, former professor of psychiatry at NIMHANS (2015-16), Bengaluru, and H.G. Sadashivaiah from Tumakuru (2016-17). Each award carries a cash prize of ₹1 lakh.
The three personalities are being conferred with the award for their efforts in spreading the message about the ill-effects of alcoholism and helping people overcome alcoholism.
Board chairman H.C. Rudrappa told reporters here on Monday that the awardees were selected by a nine-member committee which comprised the directors of the board.
He said the board had managed to reach out to 65,000 people over the last few years, by carrying out various programmes such as seminars, workshops and so on for restraining people from becoming alcoholics and drug addicts.
Mr. Rudrappa said the excise officials from Mysuru had told him about the complaints they received from the women in rural areas about the illegal sale of liquor.
“In the last three years, many such cases had been booked by the officials.”
