Recognition

Dr. Lalit Pande was awarded the ‘Padma Shree’ by the President of India in 2007 for the work done by the organisation.

He was also awarded the ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’ by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 2014 for his outstanding contributions in public services.

Lalit Pande was awarded the "Outstanding Mechanical Engineer" (OME) Award by Purdue University on November 3, 2017.

USNPSS received the ninth Mahaveer Award (2003) for excellence in the sphere of Education and Medicine in 2005. The selection jury for the award was chaired by Justice M. N. Venkatachalliah, former Chief Justice of India, and USNPSS was one of the three awardees out of 212 nominations.
 
Uttarakhand Mahila Parishad was awarded the first place, amateur category photo contest (2009) for women making decisions in open community meetings on the occasion of celebrating 30 years of CEDAW in the Asia-Pacific.