Katrina Kaif, Komal Pandey among nominees for National Creators Award 2024

The Centre on Tuesday announced the nominees for the National Creators Award 2024, which recognises the contribution of digital content creators in driving positive social change and innovation.

Social media influencers such as Ankit Baiyanpuria and Komal Pandey, and actors Katrina Kaif and Yash are among the over 200 creators nominated across domains like storytelling, social change advocacy, environmental sustainability, education, gaming and others.

The government announced the awards last month through MyGov.in website, its citizen engagement platform.

In a social media post last month,



Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the National Creators Award would honour the talent of youngsters who are driving innovation.

"Social media has helped a lot in showcasing people’s skills and talents. Youngsters in India are doing wonders in the field of content creation. To honour their talent, the National Creators Award has been initiated," PM Modi posted on X last month.

In the 'Favourite Celebrity Creator' category, actors Yash, Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Kangana Raut, and Ranvir Shorey have been nominated. The list also features Sadhguru, footballer Sunil Chhetri, and entrepreneurs Aman Gupta and Nikhil Kamath.