a) Felicitated by Punjab Govt./Kendri Lekhak Sabha of Punjab in recognisation of the service rendered towards promotion of Punjabi Literature & Language-1983.

b) Awarded First Prize by the J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Language on Punjabi Short Story Collections, "Te Jehlum Wagha Reha" & "Gori Fasal de Sodagar" in the year of 1977 & 1982.

c) Felicitated by Various Punjabi Organizations of India & Pakistan.

d) On the eve of golden Jubilee celebrations of Punjabi University Patiala, an all India Punjabi writers conference was organized in University auditorium on 30th of April-2012 and 1st of May-2012, the author was felicitated & presented a Robe of Honour (Memento, Citation, Shawl & a Cheque of Rs 31,000.00) by S.Parkash Singh Badal the Hon’ble Chief Minister Punjab on 30th of April-2012 in recognition of outstanding contribution towards development of Punjabi Language & Literature.

e) Research Study has been done on four Urdu and Punjabi short stories collections of the author by the Urdu & Punjabi Departments of University of Jammu and Scholars awarded M.Phil degrees.

f) The author has been bestowed the honour to be a visiting fellow to the Department of Punjabi, Guru Nanak Dev. University Amritsar.

g) Member of Indian Council for Cultural Relations Advisory Committee (ICCR) New Delhi.

h) Autobiography Maati Kudam Karaindi Yaar selected in the syllabus of MA/MPhil (Punjabi) in Delhi University and Shri Guru Granth Sahib International University Fatehgarh, Punjab.

i) Conferred Shrimoni Punjabi Sahitkar Award for 2014 with cash prize of Rs. 5 lacs by Bhasha Vibhag (Languages Deptt.) of Punjab Govt.

Position Held :

Worked in various administrative capacities over a period of more than 40 years. Some of the assignments held are summarized below:

1. P.A to the then Deputy Chief Minister J&K Government.

2. Editor” Dehat Sudhar” Magazine.

3. Block Development officer.

4. Public Relation officer (Information Department of J&K Govt at Jalandhar).

5. Project officer, DRDA, Doda/ Poonch/ Kathua.

6. Assistant Commissioner Development, Doda/ Rajouri/ Poonch

7. Deputy Director Estates, Jammu.

8. Addl. Registrar , Coop. Societies, Jammu.

9. Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.

10. Deputy Commissioner, Poonch.

11. Registrar, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Jammu.

12. Director, Employment J&K Govt.

13. Managing Director, SC/ST & Backward Classes, Development Corporation, Jammu and retired from the post of Special Secretary to Government Food and Supply Department J&K Jammu .

14. Member J&K State Consumer Protection Commission 2003-2008.