The announced to launchRajasthanLiterature Incentive award for excellence in literature.
The award will include Rs 11 lakh, an appreciation letter and a shawl for the nominated person. Chief ministerAshok Gehlotreleased the detailed guidelines related to the award later in the day. The Awards will be named after Kanhiyalal Sethia, Komal Kothari, Sitaram Lalas and Vijaydan Detha.
Rajasthan Sahitya Academy is made the nodal agency for the awards. This award can be given even the literary figures after their death. It can be given to an individual and organizations