President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 15 women on the occasion of International Women's Day.
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The Nari Shakti Puraskar, instituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, are "National Award in recognition of exceptional work for women empowerment."
These are conferred every year on March 8 to individuals, groups, institutions in recognition of their exceptional work towards the cause of women empowerment, especially for vulnerable and marginalized women.
The awardees are:
103 year old athlete Mann Kaur,
Indian Air Force’s first women fighter pilots Mohana Singh, Bhawana Kanth and Avani Chaturvedi,
Farmers Padala Bhudevi and Bina Devi,
Environmentalist Chami Murmu,
classical vocalist Kaushiki Chakroborty and
98 year old Karthyayini Amma who topped the literacy exam in 2018.
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