Awards and Orations

The Tuberculosis Association of India awards every year the following Shield/Trophies for excellent activities done by the States:

• KHUSHI RAM SHIELD is awarded for excellent activities done during each year by a State Association.

• THE BHAI MOHAN SINGH CUP is awarded for general activities and achievements by a State TB Association every year.

• A SPECIAL AWARD for all round activities by a State TB Association and a Special Souvenir for consistently good performance and all round activities by a State TB Association.

• THE TB SEAL TROPHY for the highest collections from the TB seal campaign is awarded to a State TB Association, who collects maximum,

• THE RUNNER-UP CUP for the second best collections by a State TB Association.

• THE SILVER CUP for smaller States for highest collections by a smaller State/Union Territory.

• THE SPECIAL TB SEAL AWARD for best collections by a smaller State/Union Territory.

An Awards Committee comprising eminent TB workers adjudicate the above awards every year and the awards are presented at our Annual General Meetings.

The Association also selects/awards the following Orations/Awards every year during the periodicity of our National Conferences on TB and Chest Diseases held every year:

• DR. P. K. SEN -TAI GOLD MEDAL ORATION to a senior TB worker who has made outstanding contribution to the cause of tuberculosis control in India. The Oration carries a Gold Medal and a Certificate.

• RANBAXY ROBERT KOCH ORATION is generally awarded to a very senior/eminent scientists (for national and international doctors – age no bar) who have made notable contributions/researches in the basic disciplines underlying TB control such as epidemiology, statistics, etc. The purpose is to acknowledge and give recognition to their contribution and excellence in the field of tuberculosis. The Oration carries a cash award of Rs. 15,000/-.

• LUPIN TAI ORATION is awarded to a person who has made outstanding scientific contributions in the field of tuberculosis control preferably on clinical, operational, sociological, managerial, etc. aspects or in a field having a vital bearing on them. This Oration carries a cash award of Rs. 15,000/-.

• CHARU CHANDRA DAS MEMORIAL AWARD to a person, not more than 45 years in age, who has rendered meritorious service in any field of tuberculosis. This Award carries a cash award of Rs. 5,000/-.

• THE CHANCHAL SINGH MEMORIAL AWARD of Rs. 1,000/- to a medical graduate or non-medical scientists working as bacteriologists, bio-chemists, etc. in the field of tuberculosis, preferably below 45 years of age, for an original article on any aspect of tuberculosis adjudged best by a Special Committee of this Association.

• ESSAY COMPETITION of Rs. 500/- to a final year medical student for an Essay on any aspect of tuberculosis suggested by the Association.