Nari Shakti Puraskar Explained

Nari Shakti Puraskar
Awarded For:National Award in recognition of exceptional work for women empowerment
Sponsor:Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India
Firstawarded:1999
Reward: 1–2 lakh
Former Name:Stree Shakti Puraskar

The Nari Shakti Puraskar is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment.[1] It is the highest civilian honour for women in India, and is presented by the president of India on International Women's Day (8 March) at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The award was instituted in 1999 under the title of Stree Shakti Puraskar, renamed and reorganised in 2015. It is awarded in six institutional and two individual categories, which carry a cash prize of 200,000 and 100,000 rupees, respectively.[2]

Categories

The Nari Shakti Puraskar is given in six institutional categories and two categories for individual women.

Institutional categories

Each of the six institutional categories is named after an eminent woman in Indian history.

Individual categories

History

Stree Shakti Puraskar, the predecessor of the Nari Shakti Puraskar, was instituted in the year 1999.[3] It carried a cash prize of 100,000 and a citation. The Stree Shakti Puraskar was given in the same six categories as the Nari Shakti Award.[4] [5]

Year! scope=col width=14%
Kannagi Devi Awardscope=col width=14%Mata Jijabai Awardscope=col width=14%Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Awardscope=col width=14%Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai Awardscope=col width=14%Rani Gaidinliu Awardscope=col width=14%Rani Rudramma Devi Award
1999K. V. RabiyaChinna PillaiBrahmacharini Kamala BaiKinkri DeviKumari Lalita Pradkar
2001Satya Rani ChadhaMukta P. DagliThamma PawarMah-Naaz WarsiSumani Jhodia
2002Mahjabi SarbarSunita YadavShanta TrivediYamuna Sarojini DeviAuda Viegas
2003Vandana GopikumarKamala KhoraSunita KrishnanGopa KothariBhagirathi Dutta
2004Pinki ViraniShamshad BegumKavita SrivastavaTriveni Balkrishna AcharyaMonmohani Debnath
2005Shaik Shamshad BegumSandhya RamanNeeta BahadurRani BangSalmin Lyngdoh
2006Kalpana SarkarNighat Shafi PanditD. ShanthiVanguri SuvarthaSeno Tsuhah
2007Aruna TaraV. VijayaVaishnavi JayakumarRani DeviBuangi Sailo
2008Mahe JabeenHina ShahSunita DeviJhingubai Shrawan Bolake
2009Phoolbasan Bai YadavRashmi SinghM. VijayaVed Kumari GhaiSugatha Kumari
2010Thagu Maya BardewaMonika S. GargPottabathini PadmavathiRathnamma
2011Kanwaljit KaurJagmati MalikHypno Padma KamlakarSandhya PandeyDraupadi GhimirayRakhee Gupta Bhandari
2012Guramma H. SankinaSonika AgarwalOlga D’melloOmana T.KPranita Talukdar
2013T. Radha K. Prashanti Bina Sheth LashkariSeema SakhareManasi PradhanVartika NandaM. Venkaiah
2014P BhanumatiChandraprabha BokeyAnyay Rahit Zindagi (NGO)Seema PrakashSister MariolaAstha Sansthan (NGO)
2015State of HaryanaKonoklota Mahila Urban Co-Operative Bank, AssamTechnology, Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC)Guria Swayam Sevi SansthanAngadipuram Gramma Panchayat, Kerala

1999 recipients

The first Stree Shakti Puraskar awards were conferred on five women by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on 4 January 2001:[6]

2001 recipients

Five women were awarded the 2001 Stree Shakti Puraskar on 26 March 2003:[11]

2002 recipients

The recipients of the 2002 Stree Shakti Puraskar were announced on 19 November 2006 together with the 2003 recipients.[12] [13]

2003 recipients

The recipients of the 2003 Stree Shakti Puraskar were announced on 19 November 2006 together with the 2002 recipients.

2004 recipients

The recipients of the 2004 Stree Shakti Puraskar were announced on 8 March 2008 together with the recipients for 2005 and 2006.[14] [15]

2005 recipients

The recipients of the 2005 Stree Shakti Puraskar were announced on 8 March 2008 together with the recipients for 2004 and 2006.

2006 recipients

The recipients of the 2006 Stree Shakti Puraskar were announced on 8 March 2008 together with the recipients for 2004 and 2005.

2007 recipients

The recipients of the 2007 Stree Shakti Puraskar were announced on 28 February 2009:[16]

2008 recipients

The recipients of the 2008 Stree Shakti Puraskar were announced on 8 March 2010 together with the 2009 recipients.[17]

2009 recipients

The recipients of the 2009 Stree Shakti Puraskar were announced on 8 March 2010 together with the 2008 recipients.

2010 recipients

The 2010 Stree Shakti Puraskar was awarded to four women:[18]

2011 recipients

The 2011 Stree Shakti Puraskar was awarded to six women:[19]

2012 recipients

The 2012 Stree Shakti Puraskar was awarded to five women. In addition, the Rani Lakshmi Bai Award was posthumously dedicated to the "Spirit of Nirbhaya".[20]

2013 recipients

The 2013 Stree Shakti Puraskar was awarded to six recipients:[21]

2014 recipients

For the year 2014, the Stree Shakti Puraskar was awarded to four individuals and two organizations:

8 women received the Nari Shakti Puraskar, which was conferred for the first time:[22]

2015 recipients

The award was given to 22 recipients: 7 institutions and 15 individuals. The individual recipients are listed below:[24]

The institutional awards for 2015 were divided into categories:[25]

2016 recipients

The award was given to 33 recipients: 6 institutions and 27 individuals.[26]

2017 recipients

39 individuals and institutions received the award.[27] [28]

2018 recipients

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 44 recipients, which includes 3 institutions.[29] [30] The award function was held on 8 March 2019. The awardees (in alphabetical order) are:

2019 recipients

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to fifteen women achievers.[32] [33] The award function was held on 9 March 2020. List of the awardees:[34] [35]

2020 recipients

Awards given 8 March 2022.[36]

2021 recipients

thumb|On the eve of the awards the winners met Narendra ModiAwards given 8 March 2022.

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: The prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskars, 2016 to be given away by the President tomorrow. Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 2017-03-07. 2017-03-07. 8 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308044548/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158917. live.
  3. News: Worthy women, please stand up . The Telegraph. Calcutta. 14 February 2013 . 2021-01-08. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035353/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130214/jsp/frontpage/story_16559971.jsp. 2017-09-25.
  4. Web site: Women's Award (Press release) . Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India . 14 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090521161023/http://wcd.nic.in/pressrel.htm . 21 May 2009.
  5. Web site: Stree Shakti Puraskar. Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. 14 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120110124236/http://wcd.nic.in/schemes/StreeShaktiPurashkar.pdf. 10 January 2012. dead.
  6. Book: Annual Plan 2001–2002. Planning Commission of India. 282. Social Development. https://niti.gov.in/planningcommission.gov.in/docs/plans/annualplan/ap21_02/ch5.pdf. 9 January 2021. 10 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110022229/https://niti.gov.in/planningcommission.gov.in/docs/plans/annualplan/index.php?state=ap21_02cont.htm. live.
  7. Web site: a face in the crowd: K.M.Rabiya . https://web.archive.org/web/20040206022538/http://www.softronindia.com:80/ourlegends/index.htm . 6 February 2004 . 2021-01-08 . softronindia.com.
  8. News: Rajachandrasekaran. Anitha. 5 March 2005. On an EQUAL footing. The Hindu. dead. 2021-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601115705/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/on-an-equal-footing/article28153554.ece. 2020-06-01.
  9. Web site: a face in the crowd: Brahmacharini Kamala Bai. 2021-01-08. softronindia.com. 10 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110060408/http://www.softronindia.com/ourlegends/kamla_bai.htm. live.
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  11. Book: Annual Report, 2003–04 . 2004 . . 15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190820102138/https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/AR2003-04.pdf. 20 August 2019.
  12. Web site: 19 November 2006 . Rashtriya Stree Shakti Puraskars presented . 2021-01-08 . Press Information Bureau . Government of India . 6 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506221110/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=22126 . live .
  13. Book: Annual Report 2005-06. Ministry of Women and Child Development. 41. Programmes for Women. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924101907/https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/AR2005-06.pdf. 2020-09-24.
  14. Web site: 2008-03-08 . Stree Shakti Puraskar for outstanding achievements in area of women empowerment presented . 2021-01-07 . Press Information Bureau . Government of India . 11 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111015138/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=36129 . live .
  15. Book: Annual Report 2007-08. Ministry of Women and Child Development. 41. Programmes for Women. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924132232/https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/AR2007-08.pdf. 2020-09-24.
  16. Book: Annual Report 2008-09. Ministry of Women and Child Development. 37–38. Women Development. https://web.archive.org/web/20201110162743/https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/AR2008-09.pdf. 2020-11-10.
  17. Web site: 2010-03-08 . National Mission for Empowerment of Women launched; President Presents Stree Shakti Puruskar . 2021-01-07 . Press Information Bureau . Government of India . 10 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110132311/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=59237 . live .
  18. Web site: 2011-03-08 . Women and Child Development Ministry Presented 'Stree Shakti Puraskar' 2010 on International Women's Day . 2021-01-07 . Press Information Bureau . Government of India . 11 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111052753/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=70668 . live .
  19. Web site: 2012-03-07 . International Women's Day: President of India Shrimati Pratibha Devisingh Patil Gives away Stree Shakti Puraskar 2011 in New Delhi . 2021-01-07 . Press Information Bureau . Government of India . 10 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110085710/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=80732 . live .
  20. Web site: 2013-03-08 . Hon. President of India, Sh. Pranab Mukherjee, Confers Rani Lakshimibai Award to 'Spirit of Nirbhaya'; National 'Stree Shakti Puruskar' Conferred to Five Women Achievers . 2021-01-07 . Press Information Bureau . Government of India . 11 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111063847/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=93334 . live .
  21. Web site: 2014-03-08 . President Confers Stree Shakti Puruskar on International Women's Day . 2021-01-08 . Press Information Bureau . Government of India . 6 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506220949/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=104539 . live .
  22. Web site: Stree Shakti Puraskar and Nari Shakti Puraskar presented to 6 and 8 Indian women respectively . . 9 March 2015 . 15 October 2019 . 15 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191015143822/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/stree-shakti-puraskar-and-nari-shakti-puraskar-presented-to-6-and-8-indian-women-respectively-243468-2015-03-09 . live .
  23. Web site: Awards. 2020-07-01. C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation. 12 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112231420/http://www.cprfoundation.org/Awards.html. live.
  24. Web site: 2016-03-08. 'Nari Shakti Puraskar-2015' conferred on 22 Institutions/Individuals by the President. 2021-01-07. archive.pib.gov.in. 10 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110063909/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=137483. live.
  25. Book: Nari Shakti Puraskar 2014–2018 Coffee Table Book. Ministry of Women and Child Development. 8 January 2021. 14 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114170431/http://narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in/gallery. live.
  26. Web site: 2017-03-08. Prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskars given away to 33 women by the President. 2021-01-08. archive.pib.gov.in. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506221014/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=158966. live.
  27. News: Nari Shakti Puraskar. The Times of India. 11 March 2018. 7 March 2018. 11 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311214246/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nari-shakti-puraskar/articleshow/63203332.cms. live.
  28. Web site: 2018-03-08. On International Women's Day, the President conferred the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskars to 30 eminent women and 9 distinguished Institutions for the year 2017. 2021-01-08. archive.pib.gov.in. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506221047/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/erelease.aspx?relid=177192. live.
  29. Web site: President gives Nari Shakti Puraskar, woman marine pilot, commando trainer receive loudest cheers. 2019-03-08. United News of India. 23 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323091320/http://www.uniindia.com/~/president-gives-away-nari-shakti-puraskar-woman-marine-pilot-commando-trainer-receive-loudest-cheers/India/news/1522459.html. live.
  30. News: President confers Nari Shakti awards on 44 women . 12 March 2019 . The Tribune . 9 March 2019 . 28 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328170836/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/president-confers-nari-shakti-awards-on-44-women/739961.html . live .
  31. Web site: 2005-09-04. Weaving a success story. 2021-01-08. The Financial Express. en-US. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506220715/https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/weaving-a-success-story/75061/. live.
  32. Web site: 8 March 2020. President of India Confers Nari Shakti Puraskar for 2019. 2019-03-08. pib.gov.in. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506220746/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1605705. live.
  33. Web site: President gives Nari Shakti Puraskar. 2019-03-08. DD News. 17 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200317013134/http://ddnews.gov.in/national/president-ram-nath-kovind-gives-away-nari-shakti-puraskar-15-women-achievers. live.
  34. Web site: Meet The Women Who Were Awarded With Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020. 2019-03-08. SheThePeople.TV. 10 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200310155243/https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/meet-the-women-who-were-awarded-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-2020. live.
  35. Web site: 8 March 2020. President of India Presents Nari Shakti Puraskar. 2021-01-08. pib.gov.in. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506220846/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1605708. live.
  36. Web site: 7 March 2022 . On International Women's Day, The Honourable President Will Confer Prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskars To 29 Outstanding Individuals For The Years 2020 and 2021 . 2022-03-08 . Ministry of Women and Child Development, Press Information Bureau, Government of India . 8 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608200712/https://pib.gov.in/ErrorPage.html?aspxerrorpath=/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx . live .