It is awarded to a person for their extraordinary contribution in any field of human endeavour.

It was constituted in the year 2016 by the Government of Uttarakhand.

There have been a total of 9 recipients of this award.

[1][2][3] The Uttarakhand Ratna award was constituted by former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat in 2016, on the occasion of 16th anniversary of Uttarakhand State Foundation Day which falls on 9 November each year.

[4][5] The recipients of Uttarakhand Ratna each get a memento, commendation letter and shawl with a sum of ₹500,000.