Discontinued and intermittent National Film Awards

Following are the discontinued National Film Awards from feature films category: All India Certificate of Merit It was instituted in 1954 and awarded at 1st National Film Awards and was lastly awarded in 1957 at 4th National Film Awards. It was given along with National Film Award for Best Feature Film and two films per year were awarded with this award. Second Best Feature Film Third Best Feature Film It was instituted in 1958 and awarded at 6th National Film Awards and lastly awarded in 1965 at 13th National Film Awards and discontinued after that. Best Feature Film on National Integration Best Film on Environment Conservation / Preservation Best Film on Other Social Issues Best Film on Family Welfare Best Animated Film Best Special Effects Special Jury Award Best Story It was instituted in 1962 and awarded at 10th National Film Awards and lastly awarded in 1975 at 23rd National Film Awards and discontinued after that. In the first year, for the 10th National Film Awards, award winners were awarded only with Certificate of Merit. Later on, all the award winners were awarded with Silver Lotus and cash prize of 10,000. Best Film Based on High Literary Work It was instituted in 1966 and awarded only at 14th National Film Awards. == Discontinued Non-feature film award categories ==

Following are the discontinued National Film Awards from non-feature films category: Best Agriculture Film Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film Best Biographical Film Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film Best Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film Best Exploration/Adventure Film Best Family Welfare Film Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film Best Investigative Film Best Promotional Film Best Scientific Film Best Film on Social Issues Special Jury Award Best Experimental Film It was instituted in 1966 and awarded at 14th National Film Awards and discontinued after that. Best Filmstrip It was instituted in 1963 and awarded only at 11th National Film Awards. and lastly awarded in 1988 at 36th National Film Awards and discontinued after that. Best News Review It was instituted in 1975 and awarded at 23rd National Film Awards and lastly awarded in 1988 at 36th National Film Awards and discontinued after that. Best Newsreel Cameraman It was instituted in 1975 and awarded at 23rd National Film Awards and lastly awarded in 1983 at 31st National Film Awards and discontinued after that. == Intermittent Feature film award categories ==

Best Feature Film in the languages of Schedule VIII Best Bodo Feature Film This has only been awarded twice so far, at 33rd National Film Awards in 1985, Per Constitution of India, Dogri language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. Best English Feature Film Best Kashmiri Feature Film It is only awarded at 12th National Film Awards in 1964. Per Constitution of India, Kashmiri language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. Best Maithili Feature Film The National Film Award for Best Maithili Feature Film is for Maithili cinema. Till now, it is only awarded at 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. Per Constitution of India, Maithili is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. Best Sanskrit Feature Film The National Film Award for Best Sanskrit Feature Film is for Sanskrit cinema. Till now, it has only been awarded once, at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. Per Constitution of India, Sanskrit language is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. Best Urdu Feature Film This has been awarded four times, at the 41st National Film Awards in 1993, at 44th National Film Awards in 1996, at the 60th National Film Awards in 2012 and at the 66th National Film Awards in 2018. Per Constitution of India, Urdu is among the languages specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. Best Feature Film in the languages not of Schedule VIII Best Bhojpuri Feature Film It is only awarded at 53rd National Film Awards in 2005. Per Constitution of India, Bhojpuri language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. Best Chhattisgarhi Feature Film Best Dimasa Feature Film Best Garo Feature Film It was awarded twice. and 66th National Film Awards in 2018. Per Constitution of India, Tulu language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. Best Wancho Feature Film It is only awarded at 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. Per Constitution of India, Wancho language is among the languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution. == Intermittent Writing on cinema award categories ==

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