It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal).
The award was instituted in 1967, at 15th National Film Awards[1] and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
All the awardees are awarded with 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize.
Award winners include Producer, Director and Animator of the film.
Cash prize amount varied over the period.