Question: On March 8, 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 15 women for the year 2019. When was this award started?
(a) Year 2003
(b) Year 1999
(c) Year 2005
(d) Year 2000
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On March 8, 2020, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Nari Shakti Awards for the year 2019.
- The awards were presented to 15 eminent women for their outstanding efforts in the direction of up-liftment, especially of the helpless and deprived women.
- The Nari Shakti Award winners of the year 2019 are from diverse fields such as agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife conservation, armed forces and education.
- The award is an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development to celebrate the extraordinary contribution made by individuals and institutions towards significant and positive change in society.
- The award has been instituted in the year 1999 and the guidelines were reframed in the year 2015. This award carries a cash award of Rs.1 Lakh and a certificate for individuals and institutions.
Awardees:
| S. No. | Name | Category | District and State |
| 1 | Padala Bhudevi | Individual | Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Bina Devi | Individual | Munger , Bihar |
| 3 | Arifa Jan | Individual | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 4 | Chami Murmu | Individual | Rajnagar, Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand |
| 5 | Nilza Wangmo | Individual | Leh ,Ladakh |
| 6 | Rashmi Urdhwareshe | Individual | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 7 | Sardarni Mann Kaur | Individual | Patiala, Punjab |
| 8 | Kalavati Devi | Individual | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| 9 | Tashi and Nungshi Malik | Individual | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| 10 | Kaushiki Chakroborty | Individual | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 11 | Bhageerathi Amma Karthyayini Amma | Individual | Kollam, Alappuzha, Kerala |
| 12 | Avani Chaturvedi Bhawna Kanth Mohana Singh | Individual | Rewa, Madhya Pradesh Darbhanga, Bihar Agra, Uttar Pradesh Indian Air Force |
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1605705
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=158917