The prize money of awards given by the Maharashtra cultural affairs department to honour the contribution of artists will be doubled, state minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.

The prize money for the Gansamradni Lata Mangeshkar award, Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar lifetime achievement award, Sangeetacharya Annasaheb Kirloskar Rangbhoomi lifetime achievement award and Bharatratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi classical music lifetime achievement award will be doubled from Rs 5 lakh each to Rs 10 lakh each, Sudhir Mungantiwar said, reported PTI.