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The Nari Shakti Puraskar is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the
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to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. It is the highest civilian honour for women in India, and is presented by the
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on International Women's Day (8 March) at
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in
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. 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
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, respectively.


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
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. * Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award for best private sector organization or
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in promoting the well-being and welfare of women. Named after
Ahilyabai Holkar Ahilya Bai Holkar (31 May 1725 – 13 August 1795) was the hereditary noble queen of the Maratha Empire, in early-modern India. She established Maheshwar (in Madhya Pradesh) as the seat of Holkar Dynasty. After the demise of her husband Kha ...
, an 18th-century ruler of the
Malwa Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range. Politically and administratively, it is also syn ...
kingdom. * Kannagi Devi Award for best state which has appreciably improved Child Sex Ratio (CSR). Named after
Kannagi Kannagi ( ta, கண்ணகி) sometimes spelled Kannaki, is a legendary Tamil woman who forms the central character of the Tamil epic '' Cilappatikaram''. Kannagi is described as the chaste woman who stays with her husband despite his unfa ...
, the central character of the
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epic
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. * Mata Jijabai Award for best urban local body for providing services and facilities to women. Named after Mata Jijabai, mother of
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, who founded the
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in the 17th century. * Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award given to a civil society organisation (CSO) doing outstanding work for the welfare and well-being of women. Named after
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, a 20th-century Naga spiritual and political leader * Rani Lakshmi Bai Award given to the best institution for research and development in the field of women empowerment. Named after Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the
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and a queen of
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. * Rani Rudramma Devi Awards given to two District Panchayats and two
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for work in the area of women welfare especially related to the
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. Named after
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, a 13th-century ruler of
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.


Individual categories

* Award for courage and bravery * Awards for making outstanding contributions to women’s endeavour, community work, or making a difference, or women's empowerment


History

Stree Shakti Puraskar, the predecessor of the Nari Shakti Puraskar, was instituted in the year 1999. 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.


1999 recipients

The first ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awards were conferred on five women by
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the
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in
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on 4 January 2001: *''Kannagi Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to K. V. Rabiya of Malappuram district, Kerala for her efforts to promote the education of children with physical and/or mental disabilities *''Mata Jijabai Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to
Chinna Pillai Chinna Pillai is a community leader from Pulliseri, a small village near Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. She had started a very successful banking system in the villages of Tamil Nadu, and has made many contributions to attempt to reduce poverty and d ...
of
Madurai Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
, Tamil Nadu for her efforts towards initiating and spreading the microcredit movement and changing the lives of women living in poverty. *''Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to Brahmacharini Kamala Bai of
Nagaur district Nagaur district is one of the 33 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India. Panchayati Raj was introduced here. It is the fifth largest district in Rajasthan and the area of the district is . The city of Nagaur is the district headqu ...
, Rajasthan for establishing schools for girls *''Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to
Kinkri Devi Kinkri Devi (30 January 1925 – 30 December 2007) was an Indian activist and environmentalist, best known for waging a war on illegal mining and quarrying in her native state of Himachal Pradesh. She never knew how to read or write and learned h ...
of
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, Himachal Pradesh for leading public opposition to
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*''Rani Gaidinliu Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to Kumari Lalita Pradkar of
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, Madhya Pradesh


2001 recipients

Five women were awarded the 2001 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' on 26 March 2003: * ''Kannagi Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to
Satya Rani Chadha Satya Rani Chadha (1929 ca. - 1 July 2014) was a women's rights activist. She is known for launching the anti dowry movement in India in the 1980s together with fellow activist Shahjahan Apa. Both women were mothers whose daughters were killed as a ...
* ''Mata Jijabai Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to Mukta P. Dagli * ''Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to Thamma Pawar * ''Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to Mah-Naaz Warsi * ''Rani Gaidinliu Stree Shakti Puraskar'' awarded to Sumani Jhodia


2002 recipients

The recipients of the 2002 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' were announced on 19 November 2006 together with the 2003 recipients. * ''Kannagi Award'' to Mahjabi Sarbar * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to Sunita Yadav, * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Shanta Trivedi * ''Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Yamuna Sarojini Devi * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Auda Viegas


2003 recipients

The recipients of the 2003 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' were announced on 19 November 2006 together with the 2002 recipients. * ''Kannagi Award'' to Vandana Gopikumar * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to Kamala Khora * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Sunita Krishnan * ''Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Gopa Kothari * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Bhagirathi Dutta


2004 recipients

The recipients of the 2004 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' were announced on 8 March 2008 together with the recipients for 2005 and 2006. * ''Kannagi Award'' to Pinki Virani, Delhi * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to
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, Chhattisgarh * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Kavita Srivastava, Rajasthan * ''Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Triveni Balkrishna Acharya, Maharashtra * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Monmohani Debnath, Tripura


2005 recipients

The recipients of the 2005 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' were announced on 8 March 2008 together with the recipients for 2004 and 2006. * ''Kannagi Award'' to Shaik Shamshad Begum, Andhra Pradesh * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to Sandhya Raman, Delhi * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Neeta Bahadur, Uttar Pradesh * ''Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Rani Bang, Maharashtra * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Salmin Lyngdoh, Meghalaya


2006 recipients

The recipients of the 2006 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' were announced on 8 March 2008 together with the recipients for 2004 and 2005. * ''Kannagi Award'' to Kalpana Sarkar, Madhya Pradesh * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to Nighat Shafi Pandit, Jammu and Kashmir * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to D. Shanthi, Tamil Nadu * ''Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Vanguri Suvartha, Andhra Pradesh * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Senu Tsuhah, Nagaland


2007 recipients

The recipients of the 2007 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' were announced on 28 February 2009: * ''Kannagi Award'' to Aruna Tara, Andhra Pradesh * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to V. Vijaya, Andhra Pradesh * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Vaishnavi Jayakumar, Tamil Nadu * ''Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Rani Devi, Haryana * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Buangi Sailo, Mizoram


2008 recipients

The recipients of the 2008 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' were announced on 8 March 2010 together with the 2009 recipients. * ''Kannagi Award'' to Mahe Jabeen, Andhra Pradesh * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Hina Shah, Gujarat * ''Jhansi Ki'' ''Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Sunita Devi, Haryana * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Jhingubai Shrawan Bolake, Maharashtra


2009 recipients

The recipients of the 2009 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' were announced on 8 March 2010 together with the 2008 recipients. * ''Kannagi Award'' to Phoolbasan Bai Yadav, Chhattisgarh * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Rashmi Singh, Delhi * ''Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmi Bai'' to M. Vijaya, Karnataka * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to
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, Jammu & Kashmir * ''Rani Rudramma Devi Award'' to Sugatha Kumari, Kerala


2010 recipients

The 2010 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' was awarded to four women: * ''Kannagi Award'' to Thagu Maya Bardewa from Sikkim * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Monika S. Garg from Uttar Pradesh * ''Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Pottabathini Padmavathi from Andhra Pradesh * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Rathnamma from Karnataka


2011 recipients

The 2011 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' was awarded to six women: * ''Kannagi Award'' to Kanwaljit Kaur from Chandigarh * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to Jagmati Malik from Haryana * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Hypno Padma Kamlakar from Andhra Pradesh * ''Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Sandhya Pandey from Chhattisgarh * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Draupadi Ghimiray from Sikkim * ''Rani Rudramma Devi Award'' to Rakhee Gupta Bhandari from Delhi


2012 recipients

The 2012 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' was awarded to five women. In addition, the ''Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' was
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dedicated to the "Spirit of
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". * ''Kannagi Award'' to Guramma H. Sankina from Karnataka * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to Sonika Agarwal from Delhi * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Olga D’mello of Maharashtra * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Omana T.K from Kerala * ''Rani Rudramma Devi Award'' to Pranita Talukdar from Assam


2013 recipients

The 2013 ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' was awarded to six recipients: * ''Kannagi Award'' to T. Radha K. Prashanti from Andhra Pradesh * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to
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from Maharashtra * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Seema Sakhare from Maharashtra * ''Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to
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from Odisha * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Vartika Nanda from Delhi * ''Rani Rudramma Devi Award'' to M. Venkaiah from Andhra Pradesh


2014 recipients

For the year 2014, the ''Stree Shakti Puraskar'' was awarded to four individuals and two organizations: * ''Kannagi Award'' to P Bhanumati of Kerala * ''Mata Jijabai Award'' to Chandraprabha Bokey from Maharashtra * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to Anyay Rahit Zindagi (
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) of Goa * ''Rani Lakshmi Bai Award'' to Seema Prakash of Madhya Pradesh * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award'' to Sister Mariola from Rajasthan * ''Rani Rudramma Devi Award'' to Astha Sansthan (NGO) of Rajasthan 8 women received the ''Nari Shakti Puraskar'', which was conferred for the first time: * Rashmi Anand * Nanditha Krishna * Laxmi Gautam * Neha Kirpal *
Latika Thukral Latika Thukral (born ) is an Indian banker who transformed her city, in particular Aravali Biodiversity Park in Gurgaon. where a million native trees were planted by the group #IAmGurgaon. She was awarded the Nari Shakti Award in 2015 by the Pr ...
* Sailakshmi Balijepally * P. Kausalya * Swaraj Vidwan


2015 recipients

The award was given to 22 recipients: 7 institutions and 15 individuals. The individual recipients are listed below: * Lucy Kurien * Saurabh Suman *
Basanti Devi Basanti Devi (23 March 1880 – 7 May 1974) was an Indian independence activist during the British rule in India. She was the wife of activist Chittaranjan Das. After Das' arrest in 1921 and death in 1925, she took an active part in various po ...
* Suparna Baksi Ganguly * Meena Sharma * Preeti Patkar * Uttara Padwar * Polumati Vijaya Nirmala *
Vasu Primlani Ritu Vasu Primlani is an Indian stand-up comedian and environmentalist. She received the 2015 Nari Shakti Puraskar from the Government of India for her work. Personal life Primlani grew up in New Delhi, India. She received a master's degree fr ...
* Sujata Sahu (17000 ft Foundation) * Jyoti Mhapsekar * Sumita Ghosh *
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* Krishna Yadav * Shakuntala Majumdar The institutional awards for 2015 were divided into categories: * ''Kannagi Award'' to the State of Haryana * ''Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award'' to the Konoklota Mahila Urban Co-Operative Bank, Assam * ''Rani Lakshmi Bai Awards'' to the Technology, Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), Delhi and the Breakthrough Trust, Delhi * ''Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Awards'' to Jagori, Delhi and Guria Swayam Sevi Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh * ''Rani Rudramma Devi Award'' to the
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Gramma Panchayat, Kerala


2016 recipients

The award was given to 33 recipients: 6 institutions and 27 individuals. * State of Rajasthan * Chhanv Foundation,
Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
* Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP),
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* Sadhana Mahila Sangha,
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
* Shikshit Rojgar Kendra Prabandhak Samiti,
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
*
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,
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
* Amruta Patil,
Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
* Amala Akkineni,
Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
* Anatta Sonney,
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
(Joint Award) * Anoyara Khatun,
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
* B. Codanayaguy,
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(Joint Award) * Bano Haralu,
Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...
* Deepa Mathur,
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
* Divya Rawat,
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
* Ilse Köhler Rollefson,
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
* Janki Vasant,
Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
* Kalpana Shankar,
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
* Kalyani Pramod Balakrishnan,
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
* Mumtaz M. Kazi, Maharashtra * Nandita Shah,
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
* Pallavi Fauzdar,
Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
* Pamela Malhotra,
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
* Qamar Dagar,
Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
* Reema Sathe, Maharashtra * Ringyuichon Vashum,
Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...
* Sangita Iyer,
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
* Smita Tandi, Chhattisgarh * Sumitra Hazarika,
Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
* Sunita Singh Choken,
Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
* Subha Varier,
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
(Joint Award) * Tiasa Adhya,
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
* V. Nanammal,
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
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Zuboni Hümtsoe Zuboni Hümtsoe (1990 – 13 November 2017) was an Indian entrepreneur from Nagaland who started an online fashion and handicraft brand called ''PreciousMeLove'' in Nagaland. She was given the Nari Shakti Puraskar, a national award. On 13 Novemb ...
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Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...


2017 recipients

39 individuals and institutions received the award. * Gargi Gupta *
Sindhutai Sapkal Sindhutai Sapkal (14 November 1948 – 4 January 2022) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for her work in raising orphaned children in India. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 in Social Work category. Earl ...
* Gauri Maulekhi * Navika Sagar Parikrama –
INSV Tarini INSV ''Tarini'' is the second sailboat of the Indian Navy."INSV" stands for "Indian Navy sailing vessel". She was constructed at Aquarius Shipyard located in Goa. After undergoing extensive sea trials, she was commissioned to Indian Navy servi ...
Team – Combined Award to Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi, Lt. Cdr.
Pratibha Jamwal Navika Sagar Parikrama () was a circumnavigation of the globe by female officers of the Indian Navy. The six-member all-woman team circumnavigated and managed the whole operation in their first-ever global journey, on INSV ''Tarini''. The voyag ...
, Lt. Cdr. Patarpalli Swathi, Lt. Aishwarya Bodapatti, Lt. SH Vijaya Devi and Lt. Payal Gupta. * Dr. Malvika Iyer *
R Umadevi Nagaraj Revanna Umadevi Nagaraj (born 11 February 1965), is an Indian professional player of English billiards and snooker. She is a World Women's Billiard champion (2012) and a six-time Indian national Billiards champion. She had defeated World No 13 ...
* Thinlas Chorol * S. Siva Sathya * Bharti Kashyap – eye doctor * Beti Zindabad Bakery * Mittal Patel * Sabarmatee Tiki *
Jayamma Bandari Jayamma Bandari (born c. 1978) is an Indian former sex worker turned social worker. In 2018 she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar. In 2011 she founded an organisation which supports sex workers and their children with choices. Life Bandari was ...
* K. Syamalakumari * Vanastree * Lizymol Philipose Pamadykandathil * Chirom Indira * Urmila Balawant Apte * Deepika Kundaji * Purnima Barman * Anita Bharadwaj * Ambica Beri * Pushpa Girimaji * Avani (organisation) * Shrujan * Dr. C.K. Durga * Rekha Mishra * Mehvish Mushtaq * Karuna Society for Animals and Nature * One Stop Centre,
Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...
* Millet Network of India *
State of Punjab Punjab (; ) is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and ...
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Madhu Jain Madhu Jain is an Indian textile designer who is an advocate for bamboo fabric which she sees as the "textile of the future". In 2018 she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar after 30 years in fashion. Life Jain was born into a well-to-do family ...
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Jetsun Pema Jetsun Pema ( dz, རྗེ་བཙུན་པདྨ་; Wylie: rje btsun padma, born on 4 June 1990) is the Druk Gyaltsuen (Dzongkha: Dragon Queen) of Bhutan, as the wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. She is currently the younge ...
* M.S. Sunil * Sheela Balaji *
Anuradha Krishnamoorthy Anuradha Krishnamoorthy is an Indian social entrepreneur and cheesemaker. She won the 2017 Nari Shakti Puraskar with her colleague Namrata Sundaresan. Career Anuradha Krishnamoorthy set up an organisation working with disabled people, suppor ...
and Namrata Sundaresan * Justice Gita Mittal


2018 recipients

The President of India,
Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind (; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th President of India from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the second person after K. R. Narayanan, from the Dalit community ...
gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 44 recipients, which includes 3 institutions. The award function was held on 8 March 2019. The awardees (in alphabetical order) are: * A. Seema (Scientist, Centre for Material for Electronics Technology MET – Developed low cost technology for early detection and screening of breast cancer * Anshu Khanna – Empowered women craftspersons through her project "Royal Fables" *
Anu Malhotra Anu Malhotra is an Indian filmmaker on the subject of travel and expedition. She has written, directed, and hosted many television series, programs, films, and advertisement films for the Department of Tourism in India. She has led the Incredib ...
(Filmmaker) – Transformed the lives of people through her thought provoking films * Anuradha N. Naik – Contributed in developing the skills of tribal women to cultivate and conserve local chilli variety in Goa * Chetna Gala Sinha – Founder of a bank for and by rural women *
Darshana Gupta Darshana Gupta was an Indian known for organising mass weddings. She was the secretary of the Banarsi Das Gupta Foundation. In 2019 she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by the President of India on International Women's Day having arranged ...
– Touched the lives of 3500 women by initiating mass marriages of those belonging to less privileged backgrounds * Devaki Amma – An environmentalist who protected biodiversity by growing rare trees on her land in Kerala * Delia Narayan Contractor (Self-taught architect) – Designed eco-friendly sustainable houses with mud and stone inspired from local traditions * Gowri Kamakashi – Instrumental contribution in uplifting lives through her philanthropic interventions in healthcare * Hekani Jakhalu of YouthNet – Empowered women, unemployed and drop-out youth to develop skills and find livelihood *
Ipsita Biswas Ipsita Biswas is an Indian terminal ballistics scientist. In 2019 she was conferred India's highest civilian award for women, the Narishakti Puruskar, for her contributions to India's armed forces, paramilitary forces and women's empowerment in ...
(Scientist, DRDO) – Crucial contribution in performance evaluation of armour material and life-saving devices like bullet-proof jackets for our armed and paramilitary forces * Iti Tyagi – Contributed in conserving crafts culture by setting up a platform wherein artisans get a chance to connect with consumers, industry and patrons. The platform offers learning and sharing * Kagganapalli Radha Devi – Instrumental in breaking traditional notions of gender and employing many female barbers in Tirupathi temple to tonsure the hair of women devotees. *
Kalpana Saroj Kalpana Saroj is an Indian entrepreneur and a Tedx speaker. She is the Chairperson of Kamani Tubes in Mumbai, India. Described as the original "Slumdog Millionaire", she bought the distressed assets of Kamani Tubes Company and successfully ...
– Revives a shut-down industrial unit. Provided employment to poor masses and women. Born in an underprivileged family, she is now a globally recognised business woman. * Lalita Vakil – Chamba Rumal * Madhuri Barthwal – First Garhwali female musician; dedicated her life towards folk music and its preservation * Manju Manikuttan – A committed social worker, she has helped numerous Indian wo in Saudi Arabia who migrate for work and face foreign land issues * Meenakshi Pahuja – An International level swimmer, She has played an instrumental role in the lives of young women and students with different abilities keeping an interest in swimming * Mini Vasudevan – A passionate animal activist who has sensitised the public and relentlessly worked on various aspects of animal welfare and environmental sustainability * Munuswamy Shanthi (Scientist, Satish Dhwan Space Center) * Neelum Sharma – A senior correspondent at DD News & a filmmaker. Her strong advocacy of the marginalised section is reflected in several documentaries directed by her * Nomita Kamdar – An entrepreneur who has played a key role in bringing public awareness about environmental issues through adventure sports and eco-tourism, thereby restoring the natural harmony in the Western Ghats * Pamela Chatterjee – She has dedicated her life to the restoration of barren lands, uncultivable sodic soils and water conservation projects. She has supported numerous farmers through her work * Pragya Prasun – An activist and social worker who survived an acid attack and now provides relief and rehabilitation to such survivors to enable them to thrive in life *
Priyamvada Singh Priyamvada Singh (born c. 1983) is a media professional and a heritage restorer based in India. After working in the television industry in Mumbai for a decade, she returned to her ancestral home in Rajasthan, and used the skills of the local co ...
– An entrepreneur who has created employment opportunities for villagers by restoring her 148 year old ancestral fort and developing it as a community-run home stay *
Pushpa Preeya Pushpa Preeya also known as either Pushpa NM or Pushpa N. M. is an Indian scribe, IT professional, social activist and volunteer. She is well known for her voluntary service of writing exams for visually impaired people. Biography She was b ...
– An exam scribe who has been writing exams for specially-enabled persons from the past 10 years and aims to contribute in their lives and careers * Rahibai Soma Popere – Fondly known as "Seed Mother", she has conserved native seeds of several crops and prevented the exploitation of distressed farmers in Maharashtra * Rajani Rajak – Iconic folk singer of Dhola Maru art form of Chhattisgarh, she has relentlessly worked to keep this art form alive through her performances * Reshma Nilofer Naha – The first woman marine pilot in India * Rhea Mazumdar Singhal – An entrepreneur building a sustainable environment by using agri-waste to make biodegradable food packaging * Ruma Devi – Herself an artisan, she has empowered craftspersons by forming self-help groups, eliminating the middleman and bringing better profits to them. She works with over 11000 artisans as of now * Seema Kaushik Mehta – A Kathak artiste who is inspiring the next generation of artists by teaching them Kathak * Seema Rao – First and only woman commando trainer in India. She has trained over 15000 soldiers from Indian Army, Navy, Air, Paramilitary Police, NSG, ITBP, SVP, NPA Commando Wing SFF & Para Special Forces free of cost. She, along with her husband invented an indigenous method of reflex shooting, which is known as the Rao System of Reflex Fire which has benefited the Indian Army. * Sister Shivani (Motivational speaker and teacher) – Her seminars and television programmes on human behaviour have transformed the millions of lives * Smriti Morarka – Initiated "Tantuvi" to revive the weaving traditions of Benaras. She provides a platform to the young generation to take up weaving * Snehlata Nath (Founder of Keystone Foundation) She has dedicated 26 years of her life to creating a harmonious balance between nature, humans and technology * Sonia Jabbar (Tea planter & wildlife conservationist) – She founded the Haathi Saathi Nature Club for children and also established an elephant friendly tea estate * Sujatha Mohan – She has spread awareness of the importance of eye donation, and provided essential eyecare services to the rural and poor population in Chennai * Sunita Devi – Working on the issue of women's health and sanitation, she is a Rani Mistri (Master Trainer) under the Swacch Bharat Mission * Twinkle Kalia – Provides free ambulance service for the needy in New Delhi * Urmi Basu – By forming the "New Light" organisation, she has been instrumental in changing lives of the children of sex workers in Kolkata's red-light area * One Stop Centre, Lucknow (Institutional Awardee) *Qasab-Kutch Craftswomen Producer Co. Ltd. (Institutional Awardee) *The Social Welfare and Nutritional Meal Programme Department, Tamil Nadu (Institutional Awardee)


2019 recipients

The President of India,
Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind (; born 1 October 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th President of India from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the second person after K. R. Narayanan, from the Dalit community ...
gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to fifteen women achievers. The award function was held on 9 March 2020. List of the awardees: * Padala Bhudevi from Srikakulam,
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, * Bina Devi from
Munger Munger, formerly spelt as Monghyr, is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. Munger was one of the major cities in Eastern ...
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Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...
, * Arifa Jan from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, * Chami Murmu from Rajnagar,
Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...
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Nilza Wangmo Nilza Wangmo (born c. 1979) is an Indian restaurant owner and an enthusiast for the local food of the Ladakh region of northern India. Her work in 2019 was recognised with the highest award for women in India – Nari Shakti Puraskar. Life Wangm ...
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Leh Leh () ( lbj, ) is the joint capital and largest city of Ladakh, a union territory of India. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh, the seat of which was in the Leh Palace, the former res ...
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Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu ...
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Rashmi Urdhwareshe Rashmi Urdhwardeshe born Rashmi Ranade (born c.1959) is an Indian automotive engineer. She is the director of the Automotive Research Association of India. In March 2020 she received the Nari Shakti Puraskar Life Urdhwareshe was born in Nagpur ...
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Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
, Maharashtra, * Sardarni Mann Kaur from
Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the '' Qila Mubarak'' (the 'Fortunate Castle') construct ...
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Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
, * Kalavati Devi from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, * Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, * Kaushiki Chakroborty from Kolkata, West Bengal, * Karthyayani Amma and Bhageerathi Amma from Kerala, *
Avani Chaturvedi Squadron Leader Avani Chaturvedi (born 27 October 1993) is an Indian pilot from Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. She was declared as the first woman combat pilot along with two of her cohorts, Mohana Singh Jitarwal, and Bhawana Kanth. The trio w ...
from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, * Bhawana Kanth from Darbhanga,
Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...
, * Mohana Singh from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, from Indian Air Force.


2020 recipients

Awards given 8 March 2022. * Anita Gupta * Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava * Nasira Akhter * Sandhya Dhar * Nivruti Rai *
Tiffany Brar Tiffany Brar is an Indian community service worker who became blind as an infant due to oxygen toxicity. Brar is the founder of the Jyothirgamaya Foundation, a non-profit organization that teaches life skills to blind people of all ages. She i ...
* Padma Yangchan * Jodhaiya Bai Baiga * Saylee Nandkishor Agavane * Vanita Jagdeo Borade * Meera Thakur * Jaya Muthu, Tejamma  (joint) * Ela Lodh * Arti Rana


2021 recipients

On the eve of the awards the winners met Narendra Modi Awards given 8 March 2022. *
Sathupati Prasanna Sree Sathupati Prasanna Sree (born 2 September 1964) is an Indian linguist. Career Sree is Professor of English and Chairperson of the Board of Studies at Andhra University. Throughout her career Sree has worked in preserving minority tribal langua ...
* Tage Rita Takhe * Madhulika Ramteke * Niranjanaben Mukulbhai Kalarthi * Pooja Sharma * Anshul Malhotra * Shobha Gasti * Radhika Menon * Kamal Kumbhar * Sruti Mohapatra * Batool Begam * Thara Rangaswamy * Neerja Madhav *
Neena Gupta Neena Gupta (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television. Known for her work in both art-house and commercial films, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for pl ...


See also

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List of awards for contributions to society This list of awards for contributions to society is an index to articles on notable awards for contributions to society. It excludes humanitarian and service awards, religion-related awards, peace prizes, law enforcement awards and honors and leg ...
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List of awards honoring women This list of awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring women. It excludes media, science and technology and sports awards, which are covered by separate lists, and it excludes orders of chivalry for women. The ...


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