The Mahatma Gandhi Ratna Award 2024 ceremony was held on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, at Mayor Hall, Andheri (West), Mumbai, organized by Dr. Krishna Chauhan, founder of the Krishna Chauhan Foundation. The event was attended by actor Surendra Pal, IG Mohan Rathod, ACP Sanjay Patil, Dheeraj Kumar, BN Tiwari, Dilip Sen, Sanand Verma, KK Goswami, Shashi Sharma, and Manju Lodha, among other dignitaries. The program commenced with the lighting of the lamp by the esteemed guests, who were also honored with awards.
During the ceremony, several notable personalities received awards, including Yogesh Lakhani from Bright Outdoor Media Limited, Dr. Mustafa Yusuf Ghom, JK Tiwari, Sangeeta Joshi, Priyanka Malviya, Neetu Wadhwa, Sudhir Ji, actor Vijendra, Himanshi Saiba, singer Deepak Giri, Lakshmi Goswami, Sameera Sheikh, Ramugrah Singh, model Sona Singh, singer Karishma Sheikh, singer NK Naresh, advocate Hina Misri, veteran film journalist Kali Das Pandey, Khushboo Nirov Gala, R Rajpal, singer Sagar Acharya, Vaishnav Deva, Ajay Raja, Rajesh Ghayal, Pawan Tori (in Gandhi's getup), Zahid Khan, educationist Salma Nasir Khan, Captain Moin, model Preeti Verma, Chanda Veerani, Sonu Srivastava, Dr. Yashoda Solanki, Naresh Rocks, Megha Hemdev, Chitra Devi Jamatia, Anupam Shakti, and Pooja Mehta.
Bharti Chhabdaria served as the anchor for the program and was also honored with an award. Dr. Krishna Chauhan is not only a successful film director and social worker but has also organized various award shows under the banner of the Krishna Chauhan Foundation (KCF). The KCF has been actively conducting events like the Bollywood Legend Award, Bollywood Iconic Award, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Legend Award for several years in the direction of social service.