Key Facts

Details of the award conferment on 11-12 November 2026:

• Recipient: Professor K. Chockalingam, globally acclaimed criminologist and victimologist from Tamil Nadu.
• Conferring Dignitary: Vice President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan.
• Organising Institution: Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi.
• Memorial Legacy: Named after Bharat Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India's first President and President of the Constituent Assembly.
• Scholarly Impact: Professor Chockalingam's pioneering treatises shaped the institutionalization of Victim Compensation Schemes under Section 357A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

GK Context

• The Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) was established in March 1954 upon the recommendations of Paul H.
• Appleby's report on public administration in India.
• The Vice President of India serves as the ex-officio President of IIPA.
• The institute serves as a premier apex research and capacity-building think-tank for civil servants and administrative policy formulation.

Static GK

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad served as the President of the Constituent Assembly from 11 December 1946 until the adoption of the Constitution.
• He remains India's longest-serving President, having held office from 26 January 1950 to 13 May 1962, and was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1962.

UPSC Mains Framework

GS Paper II (Judicial Reforms & Criminal Justice System): 'The Indian criminal justice system has historically remained accused-centric, often overlooking the plight of crime victims.' Discuss the evolution of victimology and statutory victim compensation frameworks in India.