| Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti | |
| Subheader: | Civilian award |
| Sponsor: | Government of Karnataka |
| Firstawarded: | 1966 |
| Lastawarded: | 2020 |
| Reward: | ₹1,00,000/- Gold Medal |
| Former Name: | Mysore State Award (1966–1972) |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Award1 Type: | Total awarded |
| Award1 Winner: | 2400 (Awardees including Individuals & Institutions) |
| Award2 Type: | First winner |
| Award3 Type: | Last winner |
| Previous: | Karnataka Ratna |
The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards,[1] [2] [3] [4] the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as the Kannada Rajyotsava.[5]
The awards are presented in Bengaluru by the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 1 November of every year. Each award carries an amount of 100,000, a 20-gram gold medal and a citation.[6] In addition to that, the government has in the past, allotted commercial land for eligible awardees.[7]
| Year | Recipients | Field | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | M. C. Modi | Medicine | |
| 1966 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay | Social Work | |
| 1966 | M. Adikesavulu | Medicine | |
| 1966 | Veerannagowda Patil | Social Work | |
| 1966 | M. Narasimhaiah | Engineering | |
| 1966 | H. F. Kattimani | Education | |
| 1966 | Muniswamappa | Social Work | |
| 1966 | D. N. Krishnaiah Setty | Social Work | |
| 1966 | Bhagirathibai Puranik | Social Work | |
| 1966 | Bheemarao Potdar | Indian Independence Movement | |
| 1967 | Kapatral Krishna Rao | Research | |
| 1967 | Albuquerque | Social Work | |
| 1967 | Umadevi Kundapur | Social Work | |
| 1967 | Krishnappa | Social Work | |
| 1967 | K. Sampathgiri Rao | Education | |
| 1967 | Malladihalli Raghavendra | Social Work | |
| 1967 | S. Malurkar | Mathematics & Science | |
| 1967 | B. Venkatasubba Rao | Medicine | |
| 1967 | Gopalarajan | Medicine | |
| 1967 | Aadya Anantacharya | Ayurveda | |
| 1968 | B. K. Belliappa | Social Work | |
| 1968 | K. M. Nanjappa | Social Work | |
| 1968 | A. K. Lingappa Gowda | Social Work | |
| 1968 | K. P. Puttegowda | Social Work | |
| 1968 | Patel Marigowda | Social Work | |
| 1968 | Yavagal | Social Work | |
| 1968 | Manik Rao Bhim Rao Patil | Social Work | |
| 1968 | K. T. Ramaswamy | Music | |
| 1968 | Honnaiah | Social Work | |
| 1968 | Champabai Firoz Bogal | Social Work | |
| 1968 | Subrahmanya Shetty Tammaji | Social Work | |
| 1968 | Y. H. Venkataramanappa | Social Work | |
| 1969 | Yaamunacharya | Education | |
| 1969 | H. V. Krishna Rao | Agriculture | |
| 1969 | B. R. Purohith | Journalism | |
| 1969 | B. H. Katharaki | Agriculture | |
| 1969 | Appa Rao | Agriculture | |
| 1969 | V. Dasappa Reddy | Agriculture | |
| 1969 | A. R. Chikkappaiah | Sports | |
| 1969 | R. Nagendra Rao | Drama / Cinema | |
| 1969 | R. Marthanda Varma | Medicine | |
| 1969 | H. Narasimhaiah | Education | |
| 1969 | P. R. Ramaiya | Journalism | |
| 1970 | P. I. Joseph | Sports | |
| 1970 | H. V. Narayana Rao | Engineering | |
| 1970 | Gangubai Hangal | Music | |
| 1970 | Gaadi Cheluvarayana Shetty | Social Work | |
| 1970 | Mallikarjunappa Gowda | Social Work | |
| 1970 | Mohammed Shafi | Medicine | |
| 1970 | H. R. Arakeri | Agriculture | |
| 1970 | Devangi Prafulla Chandra | Progressive Farming | |
| 1970 | Katte Sethuramachar | Progressive Farming | |
| 1970 | G. P. Rajarathnam | Literature | |
| 1970 | B. R. Panthulu | Cinema | |
| 1970 | Victoria S. Peter | Social Work | |
| 1970 | Doraiswamy Iyengar | Music | |
| 1970 | Puttaraj Gawai | Music | |
| 1970 | M. K. Vaidya | Medicine |