Conferred by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Maharashtra.

Harshadatai Kakade received the Rashtramata Jijau Lifetime Achievement Award and the Shivputra Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Maharashtra Gaurav Award in 2011–12.

Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Award – Conferred by the Maharashtra Government on 8th March 2024 for excellence in water conservation (2015–16).

Awarded to The Friends of the Depressed League in 2022–23 for outstanding contribution to social development.

Adv. Dr. Vidyadhar (alias Shivajirao) Kakade was awarded an honorary DLitt degree by the University of Central America for his exemplary educational and social work.