On 11 August 2015 Uttar Pradesh Government has approved the amended guidelines for the Begum Akhtar Award
Award will be annually awarded on singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri. It will be conferred on a singer who is a local resident of the state and should not be less than 40 years of age.
The award will carry a cash award of Five lakh rupees, an ‘angvastram’ and a citation.
The Begum Akhtar Award is named after Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, She known as Begum Akhtar who was a well known Indian singer of Ghazal, and Dadra, and Thumri genres of indian classical music. Begum Akhtar received Sangeet Natak Akademi” Award for vocal music, and was awarded “Padma Shri” and “Padma Bhushan” by Union Government. Begum Akhtar was also given the title of Mallika-e-Ghazal .
New guidelines for Begum Akhtar Award
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