<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> They form the highest honor which the Akademi confers through a system of electing Fellows and Honorary Fellows . (Sahitya Akademi Award is the second - highest literary honor next to a Sahitya Akademi Fellowship). </P> <P> Sahitya Akademy gives these special awards to writers for significant contribution to Indian languages other than the above 24 major ones and also for contribution to classical & medieval literature . Like the Sahitya Akademi Awards, Bhasha Samman too comprise a plaque and a cash prize of Rs. 1, 00,000 (from 2009) The Sahitya Akademi instituted Bhasha Samman in 1996 to be given to writers, scholars, editors, collectors, performers or translators who have made considerable contribution to the propagation, modernization or enrichment of the languages concerned. The Samman carries a plaque along with an amount equal to its awards for creative literature i.e. rupees 1, 00,000.It was Rs. 25,000 at the time of inception, increased to Rs. 40,000 from 2001, Rs. 50,000 from 2003 and to Rs. 1, 00,000 from 2009. The Sammans are given to 3 - 4 persons every year in different languages on the basis of recommendation of experts' committees constituted for the purpose . </P>

Who has been honoured with the sahitya academy bhasha samman award 2013