The Maharashtra government has announced a new award named after Rajiv Gandhi, days after the central government changed the name of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
- Minister of State for Information and Technology Satej Patil said the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Information Technology (IT) will be given to institutions and companies for outstanding performance in the information technology sector, the birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- Rajiv Gandhi served as the sixth Prime Minister between 1984 and 1989.
