Nari Shakti Puraskar 2024: Evolution, Significance & Empowering Women

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Nari Shakti Puraskar 2024: Honoring Women's Excellence. Celebrate empowerment with 30 awards in 8 categories. Recognizing achievements on International Women’s Day

Nari Shakti Puraskar 2024: Evolution, Significance & Empowering Women

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Nari Shakti Puraskars is conferred on 8th March on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD).

About Nari Shakti Puraskars – National Award for Women

The Ministry of Women & Child Development celebrates International Women’s Day (8th March) by conferring ‘Nari Shakti Puraskars’ every year to individuals and institutions in recognition of their service towards the cause of women empowerment, especially vulnerable and marginalized women.

Aim: To acknowledge the achievements of women for the nation and recognize their contributions to society.
- “Nari Shakti Puraskars” showcase the Government’s commitment towards women with the aim of strengthening their position in society.
Objective: To recognize and encourage women to participate in all spheres, and issues related to women have gained utmost importance and focused attention.
- It provides an opportunity for Young Indians to understand the contribution of women in building society and the nation.
- It inspires individuals & institutions to follow the league of awardees.
Ceremony: Nari Shakti Puraskar is presented by the President of India on International Women’s Day on March 8th at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
- Nari Shakti Puraskar was instituted in 1999 under the name of Stree Shakti Puraskar.
- The awards were renamed and re-organised in 2015.
- The awards are conferred in six institutional and two individual categories.
Number Of Awards: The maximum number of awards (including individual and institutional) would be 30.
- The Award in each category shall carry a certificate and a cash amount of rupees one lakh.

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Nari Shakti Puraskars Eligibility and Selection Journey

Nari Shakti Puraskars awards are open to all individuals and institutions.
- Individual Category: Awardee must be at least 25 years of age on the last date of receipt of nomination.
- For an Institution: Worked in the relevant field for at least 5 years.
- The applicant should not be a recipient of the same award earlier (including Stree Shakti Puraskars as were awarded by the Ministry).
Nari Shakti Puraskar Field:

- Economic and social empowerment of women.
- Effective implementation of women-related legislations.
- Gender mainstreaming and positive actions in favour of women.
- Encouraged women to participate in decision-making roles.
- Encouraged women’s skill development in traditional and non-traditional sectors.
- Facilitated basic amenities for rural women.
- Promoted women in non-traditional sectors like science and technology, sports, art, culture, etc.
Nari Shakti Puraskars award shall also be given to a State or Union Territory, which has appreciably improved Child Sex Ratio (CSR).
Nominations: The Nominations would be sent to the Ministry of Women and Child Development with details as per application form (Annexure-I) along with supporting documents as mentioned in the application form.
Screening of Nominations: It shall be constituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to scrutinize and short list the nominations received for the Awards considering the achievements of the individuals and institutions.
Selection of Awardees by the Selection Committee: A Selection Committee shall be constituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to select the awardees on the basis of recommendation of the Screening Committee:

Post	Person
Chairperson, ex-officio	Hon’ble Minister for Women and Child Development
Member, ex-officio	Hon’ble Minister of State for Women and Child Development
Member, ex-officio	Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development
Member, ex-officio	Special or Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development
Member, ex-officio	Secretary or his nominee from Ministry of Rural Development
Co-opted members	Five National level eminent NGOs/Individuals/Institutions
Member-Secretary	Joint Secretary (Women Awards)

Diverse Categories of Nari Shakti Puruskar

Nari Shakti Puruskar are distributed in 6 institutional categories and 2 individual categories. They are:

Institutional Categories
Rani Lakshmi Bai Award:	It is given to the institution that has contributed to the research and development in the field of women empowerment
Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award:	It is given to the Civil Society Organisation for doing outstanding work for the welfare and well-being of women.
Mata Jijabai Award:	It is given to Urban local bodies that provide services and facilities to women.
Kannagi Devi Award:	It is given to state who has improved their Child Sex Ratio
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award:	It is given to institutes that work for the wellbeing of women.
Rani Rudrama Devi Awards:	It is given to two district panchayats and two gram panchayats for their contribution in their area regarding the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana or Scheme.
Individual Categories For courage and bravery For making outstanding contributions to women’s endeavour, community work, or making a difference, or women’s empowerment.

Celebrating the Achievements of Nari Shakti Puraskar Winners (2020-2021):

President Ram Nath Kovind granted the Nari Shakti Puraskar on 8th March 2022 for 2020 and 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the award ceremony could not occur in 2021. In total, 29 women were presented with 28 awards, 14 for each year. The list of recipients is as follows:

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Nari Shakti Puraskar Winners List: 2021

Name	State/ UT	Domain
Anita Gupta	Bihar	Social Entrepreneur
Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava	Gujarat	Organic farmer and Tribal Activist
Nasira Akhter	Jammu & Kashmir	Innovator – Environmental Conservation
Sandhya Dhar	Jammu & Kashmir	Social Worker
Nivruti Rai	Karnataka	Country Head, Intel India
Tiffany Brar	Kerala	Social Worker – Working for Blind people
Padma Yangchan	Ladakh	Revived the lost cuisine & clothing in Leh region
Jodhaiya Bai Baiga	Madhya Pradesh	Tribal Baiga Art Painter
Saylee Nandkishor Agavane	Maharashtra	Down syndrome affected Kathak Dancer
Vanita Jagdeo Borade	Maharashtra	First Women Snake Rescuer
Meera Thakur	Punjab	Sikki Grass Artist
Jaya Muthu, Tejamma (Jointly)	Tamil Nadu	Artisans – Toda embroidery
Ela Lodh (Posthumous)	Tripura	Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Arti Rana	Uttar Pradesh	Handloom Weaver & Teacher

Nari Shakti Puraskar Winners List: 2020

Name	State/UT	Domain
Sathupati Prasanna Sree	Andhra Pradesh	Linguist – preserving minority tribal languages
Tage Rita Takhe	Arunachal Pradesh	Entrepreneur
Madhulika Ramteke	Chhattisgarh	Social Worker
Niranjanaben Mukulbhai Kalarthi	Gujarat	Author & Educationist
Pooja Sharma	Haryana	Farmer & Entrepreneur
Anshul Malhotra	Himachal Pradesh	Weaver
Shobha Gasti	Karnataka	Social Activist – Working to end the Devadasi system
Radhika Menon	Kerala	Captain Merchant Navy – First woman to receive the award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea from IMO
Kamal Kumbhar	Maharashtra	Social Entrepreneur
Sruti Mohapatra	Odisha	Disability Rights Activist
Batool Begam	Rajasthan	Maand & Bhajan Folk Singer
Thara Rangaswamy	Tamil Nadu	Psychiatrist & Researcher
Neerja Madhav	Uttar Pradesh	Hindi Author – working for rights for transgender people and Tibetan refugees
Neena Gupta	West Bengal	Mathematician

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Frequently Asked Questions

To acknowledge women's achievements and contributions to society, especially in empowering vulnerable and marginalized women.

They are presented by the President of India on International Women's Day (March 8th) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

A maximum of 30 awards, including both individual and institutional categories, are conferred each year.

Individuals must be at least 25 years old, while institutions must have worked in their respective fields for at least 5 years.

There are six institutional categories and two individual categories, recognizing various aspects of women's empowerment and contributions to society.

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Nari Shakti Puraskar 2024: Evolution, Significance & Empowering Women

Context:

About Nari Shakti Puraskars – National Award for Women

Nari Shakti Puraskars Eligibility and Selection Journey

Nari Shakti Puraskar Field:

Diverse Categories of Nari Shakti Puruskar

Institutional Categories

Individual Categories

Celebrating the Achievements of Nari Shakti Puraskar Winners (2020-2021):

Nari Shakti Puraskar Winners List: 2021

Nari Shakti Puraskar Winners List: 2020

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the aim of Nari Shakti Puraskars?

When and where are Nari Shakti Puraskars presented?

How many awards are given annually?

What are the eligibility criteria for nominations?

What are the categories of Nari Shakti Puraskars?

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