017 – Mamta Kalia for Dukkham Sukkham[1]

2016 – Surinder Verma for poetry collection Kaatna shami ka

vriksha padma-pankhuri ki dhar se

2015 – Sunita Jain for poetry collection Kshama

2014 – Kamal Kishore Goyenka for his book Premchand Kee Kahaniyon Kaa Kaal Kramanusar Adhya

2013 – Vishwanath Tripathi for his memoir Vyomkesh Darvesh

2012 – Narendra Kohli for his novel Na Bhooto Na

Bhavishyati[2]
2011 – Ramdarash Misra for his collection of poems Aam K Patte[2]

2010 – Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari for his collection of

poems Phir Bhi Kuch Rah Jayega

2009 – Amar Kanth for his book Inhi Hathiyaron Se

2008 – Mannu Bhandari for her autobiography Ek Kahani Yah Bhi

2007 – The Selection Board did not find anyone suitable for
the award.

2006 – Noted poet and literary critic Parmanand Srivastava .

2005 – "Katha Satisar" by Chandrakanta

2004 – "Kath Gulab" by Mridula (Jain) Garg

2003 – "Anwan" by Chitra Mudgal

2002 – "Prithvi Ka Krishna Paksh" by Kailash vajpayee

2001 – Hindi author Giriraj Kishor, after receiving the Vyas
Samman for his book Pehla Girmitiya

2000 – "Pehla Girimitya" by Giriraj Kishore PADMA SHRI[clarification

needed]

1999 – "Bisarampur Ka Sant" by Sri Lal Sukla

1998 – "Paanch Aanganon wala Ghar" by Govind Mishra

1997 – "Uttar Kabir Tatha Anya Kavitaen (Poems)" by Dr. Kedarnath Singh

1996 – "Hindi Sahitya aur Samvedna ka Vikas" by Prof. Ramswarup Chaturvedi

1995 – "Koi Dusra Nahin (Collection of poems)" by Shri Kunwar Narayan

1994 – "Sapna Abhi Bhi (Collection of poems)" by Dr. Dharmvir Bharti

1993 – "Main Waqt ke Hoon Samane (Collection of poems)" by Shri Girija Kumar Mathur

1992 – "Neela Chand (Novel)" by Dr. Shiv Prasad Singh

1991 – Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi in 3 volumes by Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma