The businessline Changemaker Awards 2026 jury meets on Monday to evaluate shortlisted nominees in social, digital, and financial transformation. The eighth Changemaker Awards will celebrate impactful people and organisations on September 22 in New Delhi. The awards are given across six categories: Changemaker: Financial Transformation; Changemaker: Digital Transformation; Changemaker: Social Transformation, Young Changemaker, Changemaker of the Year and Iconic Changemaker. Awards feature five categories: Social, Digital, and Financial Transformation, alongside Young Changemaker and Iconic Changemaker. 2025 winnersIn 2025, DRDO won Changemaker of the Year, while the Azim Premji Foundation was named Iconic Changemaker.