NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR

About:

• 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.