National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues
National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues
- What it is: A National Film Award category for non-feature (short) films about social issues in India.
- Presented by: Directorate of Film Festivals, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- History: Introduced in 1967 at the 15th National Film Awards; formerly named Best Film on Social Documentation (1967–1985).
- Prize: Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) and ₹50,000.
- First winner: I am 20.
- Total awards: 45. Most recent winner (2021): Mithu Di for the film Three Two One.
- Scope: Short films produced in India in any language.
- Change: At the 70th National Film Awards the category was discontinued and merged into other non-feature categories; two new categories were created: Best Documentary and Best Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values.
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