- This Award has been instituted out of an endowment received from Dr L
P Shah, a past President of the IPS. The rules are similar to Dr L N Murty
Rao Oration Award. - The purpose of the Award is recognition of outstanding contribution of a
member to development of Psychiatry in India, as also teaching, training
& research and contribution to the Indian Psychiatric Society. This
Oration will be delivered at each Annual Conference of Indian
Psychiatric Society – Western zonal Branch - The award will be declared one year in advance and any Life Fellow can
propose the name of any other Life Fellow of the society. - Proposal with bio-data of the nominee must be submitted to the
Chairperson, Award Committee by courier/post/e mail - A panel of judges shall rate the nominations. To win, a minimum of 50%
marks must be obtained. If there is no nomination, the Chairperson,
Award Committee, in conjunction with Executive Committee, can
nominate a person worthy of this oration with his/her consent. - The winner will be awarded a suitable scroll. The expenses of the travel
(air/train/road) from sed the place of residence will be reimbursed. Local
hospitality will be managed by the organizers of the annual conference.