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President gives awards to children for their achievements on Children’s day today
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee gave away awards to children for their outstanding achievements on the occasion of Children’s day today. The Union Minster of Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi was present on the occasion. The President also gave away awards to individuals and institutions for contributing to child development and child welfare.
In the category ‘National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievement, 2016’, the Gold Medal has been awarded to the 16 year old Kumari Revathi Nayka.M for her excellence in the field of sports. Revathi is a paralympic swimmer. The 9 year old Master Dev Shah remained the youngest to be awarded for his excellence in the field of sports. Master Dev shah is an outstanding chess player.
The following awards were conferred by the President of India:
(i) National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievement, 2016:
The National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievement gives recognition to children with exceptional abilities in fields such as academics, culture, arts, sports, music etc. Children in the age group of 5-18 years are eligible for the award. The award comprises one Gold Medal and 30 silver medals including certificate and a cheque of Rs. 20,000 to Gold Medalist and Rs.10,000/- to each Silver Medalist. The awards for the year 2016 were given to the following 31 children:-
| S.No. | Name | State | Field |
| 1 | Kumari Revathi Nayaka.M | Karnataka | Sports |
| 2 | Master Ansh Sanjay | Andaman & Nicobar | Art |
| 3 | Kumari Pothunuri Laya | Andhra Pradesh | Innovation |
| 4 | Master Abhishek Saharia | Assam | Innovation |
| 5 | Kumari Zulieka Juliet Antao | Goa | Innovation |
| 6 | Kumari Stuti Shital Khandwala | Gujarat | Academics |
| 7 | Master Rishan Bhatnagar | Gujarat | Music |
| 8 | Master Dave Nirzar Nainesh Kumar | Gujarat | Innovation |
| 9 | Kumari Dhruthi Mundodi | Karnataka | Innovation |
| 10 | Master Nihal.J | Karnataka | Sports |
| 11 | Master Anujath Sindhu Vinaylal | Kerala | Art |
| 12 | Master Deepak Kumar | Kerala | Art |
| 13 | Master Milen Manoj Earath | Kerala | Music |
| 14 | Master Nihal Sarin | Kerala | Sports |
| 15 | Master Rohit. K | Kerala | Innovation |
| 16 | Master Ayush Kishore | Madhya Pradesh | Academics |
| 17 | Kumari Rajashree Choudhury | Madhya Pradesh | Innovation |
| 18 | Master Shibajyoti Choudhury | Madhya Pradesh | Innovation |
| 19 | Master Aditya Mittal | Maharashtra | Sports |
| 20 | Master Dev Shah | Maharashtra | Sports |
| 21 | Kumari Manodnya Shripad Vaidya | Maharashtra | Innovation |
| 22 | Master Samyak Jain | Delhi | Art |
| 23 | Master Partasarathi Jena | Odisha | Art |
| 24 | Master Subhendu Kumar Sahu | Odisha | Innovation |
| 25 | Kumari Chhavi Kohli | Punjab | Sports |
| 26 | Master Sovesh Mohapatra | Rajasthan | Innovation |
| 27 | Kumari C.R.Harshawardhani | Tamil Nadu | Sports |
| 28 | Kumari Rakshitta Ravi | Tamil Nadu | Sports |
| 29 | Master SA. Sivasooryaa | Tamil Nadu | Innovation |
| 30 | Kumari Vantika Agrawal | Uttar Pradesh | Sports |
| 31 | Master Aryaman Gupta | West Bengal | Sports |
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(ii) National Awards for Child Welfare, 2015:
The National Awards for Child Welfare for 2015 were given to five institutions and three individuals in the field of child development and child welfare, which includes cash prize of Rs.3,00,000/- to each institution and Rs.1,00,000/- to each individual.
Institutions Category (5 Awards):
- Help (Society for Help Entire lower and rural People)
- Society for Promotion of Youth & Masses(SPYM)
- Birsa Munda Archery Academy
- Cuddles Foundation
- Yuwa Jagruti
Individual Category (3 Awards):
- Ms. Sangita Vardhan (Chandigarh)
- Shri K. R. Ravi (Kerala)
- Dr. Bikas Ray (Tripura)
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(iii) Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award, 2016:
The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Awards for 2016 were given to three individuals for outstanding contribution towards service for Children, which include cash prize of Rs.1,00,000/-, a certificate and a silver plaque.
- Mr. Devesh Nath Dikshit (Bihar)
- Ms. Bandana Kumari (Jharkhand)
- Mr. Yesu.S (Kerala)
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