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