The Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar National Awards were presented by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, on Sunday, February 28. The event was attended by Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale, MPs Udayanraje Bhosale and Dr. Vikas Mahatme, Holkar family members Yashwantrao and Nyarika Holkar, and Saga Films Foundation founder Sagar Dhapte.

The late Bhayyuji Maharaj was posthumously honored for his contributions to social work, with his daughter, Kuhu Deshmukh, accepting the award on his behalf. Other awardees included social worker Nitin Shete, Prashant Deshmukh of the Sant Gadge Maharaj Mission Dharmashala Trust, Vishwasrao Deokate, Somnath Holkar, Rajasthan Police Inspector Himanshu Singh Rajavat, fort conservation activist Maruti Gole, painter Shekhar Vasant Sane, filmmaker Kedar Shinde, and film producer Sunil Manchanda.