The announcement was made by the district administration on Friday October 31. The list of personalities who have been selected for the award under various categories is as follows:
Manjunath Naik, Kundapur - Social Srvice
Veronica Cornelio - Social Service
Haji K Abubacker - Social service
Ganesh Koraga - Social service
Dr H Shantaram - Education
Mathew Ninan, Little Rock School - Education
Haji Mohammed, Kundapur - Social service
B B Shettigar, Brahmavar - Media
Laxman Suvarna , Kaup - Photography
Naga Shiroor - Literature
Anuradha Mayya, Udupi - Music
Pavan B Achar, Manipal- Music
Raghava Sherigar, Udupi - Music
Raghavendra Mayya, Kundapur - Yakshagana
Creative Youth Club Kokkarne - Organisation
Prof A Raja, Udupi - Medical
Perdoor Ratnakar Kalyani - Theatre
Sunil Kumar Karkala - Theatre
Chandrayya Achar, Kundapur - Art
Jayakrishna Hegde, Karkala - Sports
Bhaskara Shettym Udupi - Agriculture
Boggu Parava, Udupi - Art
Manohar Kundar, Yermal - Yakshagana