List of Rajyotsava award recipients (1966–1970)
# List of Rajyotsava award recipients (1966–1970)

The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as the Kannada Rajyotsava.

The awards are presented in Bengaluru by the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 1 November of every year. Each award carries an amount of ₹100,000, a 20-gram gold medal and a citation. In addition to that, the government has in the past, allotted commercial land for eligible awardees.

## Recipients

| Year | Recipients | Field |
| - | - | - |
| 1966 | M. C. Modi | Medicine |
| 1966 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay | Social Work |
| 1966 | M. Adikesavulu | Medicine |
| 1966 | Veerannagowda Patil | Social Work |
| 1966 | M. Narasimhaiah | Engineering |
| 1966 | H. F. Kattimani | Education |
| 1966 | Muniswamappa | Social Work |
| 1966 | D. N. Krishnaiah Setty | Social Work |
| 1966 | Bhagirathibai Puranik | Social Work |
| 1966 | Bheemarao Potdar | Indian Independence Movement |
| 1967 | Kapatral Krishna Rao | Research |
| 1967 | Albuquerque | Social Work |
| 1967 | Umadevi Kundapur | Social Work |
| 1967 | Krishnappa | Social Work |
| 1967 | K. Sampathgiri Rao | Education |
| 1967 | Malladihalli Raghavendra | Social Work |
| 1967 | S. Malurkar | Mathematics & Science |
| 1967 | B. Venkatasubba Rao | Medicine |
| 1967 | Gopalarajan | Medicine |
| 1967 | Aadya Anantacharya | Ayurveda |
| 1968 | B. K. Belliappa | Social Work |
| 1968 | K. M. Nanjappa | Social Work |
| 1968 | A. K. Lingappa Gowda | Social Work |
| 1968 | K. P. Puttegowda | Social Work |
| 1968 | Patel Marigowda | Social Work |
| 1968 | Yavagal | Social Work |
| 1968 | Manik Rao Bhim Rao Patil | Social Work |
| 1968 | K. T. Ramaswamy | Music |
| 1968 | Honnaiah | Social Work |
| 1968 | Champabai Firoz Bogal | Social Work |
| 1968 | Subrahmanya Shetty Tammaji | Social Work |
| 1968 | Y. H. Venkataramanappa | Social Work |
| 1969 | Yaamunacharya | Education |
| 1969 | H. V. Krishna Rao | Agriculture |
| 1969 | B. R. Purohith | Journalism |
| 1969 | B. H. Katharaki | Agriculture |
| 1969 | Appa Rao | Agriculture |
| 1969 | V. Dasappa Reddy | Agriculture |
| 1969 | A. R. Chikkappaiah | Sports |
| 1969 | R. Nagendra Rao | Drama / Cinema |
| 1969 | R. Marthanda Varma | Medicine |
| 1969 | H. Narasimhaiah | Education |
| 1969 | P. R. Ramaiya | Journalism |
| 1970 | P. I. Joseph | Sports |
| 1970 | H. V. Narayana Rao | Engineering |
| 1970 | Gangubai Hangal | Music |
| 1970 | Gaadi Cheluvarayana Shetty | Social Work |
| 1970 | Mallikarjunappa Gowda | Social Work |
| 1970 | Mohammed Shafi | Medicine |
| 1970 | H. R. Arakeri | Agriculture |
| 1970 | Devangi Prafulla Chandra | Progressive Farming |
| 1970 | Katte Sethuramachar | Progressive Farming |
| 1970 | G. P. Rajarathnam | Literature |
| 1970 | B. R. Panthulu | Cinema |
| 1970 | Victoria S. Peter | Social Work |
| 1970 | Doraiswamy Iyengar | Music |
| 1970 | Puttaraj Gawai | Music |
| 1970 | M. K. Vaidya | Medicine |
