Skoch Challenger Awards are one of the highest civilian honour in the country that provides recognition to people, projects, institutions for their extraordinary achievements in contributing to society. Positioned at the culmination of 22nd Skoch Summit are the 8th Annual Skoch Challenger Awards. Over the past eight years that the awards have been conferred, the mighty and the ordinary have shared this platform for their extraordinary achievements in contributing to the society. This year again our awardees come with inspiring stories that others can take note of and learn from. The awards cover the best of efforts in the area of digital inclusion, financial inclusion and social inclusion. They encompass the best of governance, look at excellence in academics, capacity building, empowerment and other such softer issues that normally get lost in the glamour and the glitz of industry sponsored or advertising focused jamborees.

The Challenger awards are coveted for their independence, primary research and a distinguished jury based approach. No industry or government support or endorsement is accepted for the awards and they remain independently instituted and conferred as a third party perspective. The roll of honour of the challenger awards over the years is a testimony to this.

Skoch Challenger Awards 2010 will recognize the best practices in the following categories:

Skoch Challenger Awards 2009