Nari Shakti Puraskar 2024: Check Winners List, National Award for Women Eligibility Criteria, Application Form, Selection Process

The government of India has closed online applications for Nari Shakti Puraskar 2024 to be presented on 8th March 2024. It is the highest civil award presented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) to women in India. Through this award, the central government aims to boost the cause of Women Empowerment. Not only an individual woman but also a group or institute can also apply for the award.

The Nari Shakti Puraskar are awarded by the President of India on the occasion of International Women’s Day i.e. on 8th March. Winners will get a certificate and an appreciation amount of Rs. 2 lakh each. 

Nari Shakti Puraskar/ Award 2024 – Overview

Name of the Award	Nari Shakti Puraskar
Category of the Award	National Award for Women
When Award will be presented?	8th March 2024 (International Women’s Day)
Ministry managing the award process	Ministry of Women and Child Development
Award to be given by	President of India
Mode of Application	Online
Official website	wcd.nic.in

Nari Shakti Award 2024 Winners List

Nari Shakti Puraskar will be handed over by the honourable President of India to the following winners on 8th March 2024 on the occasion of the Internation Women’s Day.

Here is the list of past winners:

Nari Shakti Awards 2021 (Awarded on 8th March 2022)
Name of the Winner	State/ Union Territory	Field of Contribution
Sathupati Prasanna Sree	Andhra Pradesh	Linguist – working for preserving minority tribal languages
Madhulika Ramteke	Chhattisgarh	Social Worker
Tage Rita Takhe	Arunachal Pradesh	Entrepreneur
Neerja Madhav	Uttar Pradesh	Hindi Author – working for rights for transgenders and Tibetan refugees
Thara Rangaswamy	Tamil Nadu	Psychiatrist & Researcher
Neena Gupta	West Bengal	Mathematician
Kamal Kumbhar	Maharashtra	Social Entrepreneur
Radhika Menon	Kerala	Captain in Merchant Navy – She is the first woman to receive award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea from IMO
Shobha Gasti	Karnataka	Social Activist – Working for ending Devadasi system
Batool Begam	Rajasthan	Maand & Bhajan Folk Singer
Sruti Mohapatra	Odisha	Disability Rights Activist
Pooja Sharma	Haryana	Farmer & Entrepreneur
Niranjanaben Mukulbhai Kalarthi	Gujarat	Author & Educationist
Anshul Malhotra	Himachal Pradesh	Weaver

Nari Shakti Puruskar 2020 (Awarded on 8th March 2022)
Name of the winner	State	Field
Anita Gupta	Bihar	Social Entrepreneur
Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava	Gujarat	Organic farmer & Tribal Activist
Nasira Akhter	Jammu & Kashmir	Innovator – Environmental Conservation
Sandhya Dhar	Jammu & Kashmir	Social Worker
Nivruti Rai	Karnataka	Country Head, Intel India
Tiffany Brar	Kerala	Social Worker – Working for Blind people
Padma Yangchan	Ladakh	Revived the lost cuisine & clothing in Leh region
Jodhaiya Bai Baiga	Madhya Pradesh	Tribal Baiga Art Painter
Saylee Nandkishor Agavane	Maharashtra	Down syndrome affected Kathak Dancer
Vanita Jagdeo Borade	Maharashtra	First Women Snake Rescuer
Meera Thakur	Punjab	Sikki Grass Artist
Jaya Muthu, Tejamma (Jointly)	Tamil Nadu	Artisans – Toda embroidery
Ela Lodh (Posthumous)	Tripura	Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Arti Rana	Uttar Pradesh	Handloom Weaver & Teacher

2019 Nari Shakti Award Recipients 

• Padala Bhudevi from Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
• Bina Devi from Munger, Bihar
• Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik from Dehradun, Uttarakhand
• Kaushiki Chakraborty from Kolkata, West Bengal
• Sardarni Mann Kaur from Patiala, Punjab
• Kalavati Devi from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• Karthyayani Amma and Bhageerathi Amma from Kerala
• Avani Chaturvedi from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
• Bhawana Kanth from Darbhanga, Bihar
• Arifa Jan from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
• Chami Murmu from Rajnagar, Jharkhand
• Nilza Wangmo from Leh in Ladakh
• Rashmi Urdhwareshe from Pune, Maharashtra
• Mohana Singh from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, from Indian Air Force.

2018 Nari Shakit Puruskar Winners List

• Anshu Khanna
• A. Seema 
• Anu Malhotra (Filmmaker)
• Anuradha N. Naik
• Chetna Gala Sinha
• Darshana Gupta
• Devaki Amma
• Delia Narayan – Contractor (Self-taught architect)
• Gowri Kamakashi
• Hekani Jakhalu Kense of YouthNet
• Ipsita Biswas (Scientist, DRDO) 
• Iti Tyagi 
• Kagganapalli Radha Devi
• Kalpana Saroj
• Lalita Vakil – Chamba Rumal
• Madhuri Barthwal 
• Manju Manikuttan 
• Meenakshi Pahuja 
• Mini Vasudevan 
• Munuswamy Shanthi (Scientist, Satish Dhwan Space Center)
• Neelum Sharma
• Pamela Chatterjee
• Pragya Prasun
• Priyamvada Singh
• Pushpa Preeya
• Rahibai Soma Popere
• Rajani Rajak
• Reshma Nilofer Naha 
• Rhea Mazumdar Singhal
• Ruma Devi
• Seema Kaushik Mehta
• Seema Rao 
• Sister Shivani (Motivational speaker and teacher)
• Smriti Morarka
• Snehlata Nath
• Sonia Jabbar
• Sujatha Mohan
• Sunita Devi
• Twinkle Kalia
• Urmi Basu
• 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)

Recipients of 2017

• Gargi Gupta
• Sindhutai Sapkal
• Gauri Maulekhi
• Navika Sagar Parikrama – INSV Tarini Team – Combined Award to Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi, Lt. Cdr. Pratibha Jamwal, Lt. Cdr. Patarpalli Swathi, Lt. Aishwarya Bodapatti, Lt. SH Vijaya Devi and Lt. Payal Gupta.
• Sabarmatee Tiki
• Jayamma Bandari
• K. Syamalakumari
• Avani (organisation)
• Shrujan
• Dr. C.K. Durga
• Rekha Mishra
• Mehvish Mushtaq
• Karuna Society for Animals and Nature
• One Stop Centre, Raipur
• Millet Network of India
• State of Punjab
• Madhu Jain
• Jetsun Pema
• M.S. Sunil
• Sheela Balaji
• Anuradha Krishnamoorthy and Namrata Sundaresan
• Justice Gita Mittal
• Vanastree
• Lizymol Philipose Pamadykandathil
• Chirom Indira
• Urmila Balawant Apte
• Deepika Kundaji
• Purnima Barman
• Anita Bharadwaj
• Ambica Beri
• Pushpa Girimaji
• Dr. Malvika Iyer
• R Umadevi Nagaraj
• Thinlas Chorol
• S. Siva Sathya
• Bharti Kashyap – eye doctor
• Beti Zindabad Bakery
• Mittal Patel

Nari Shakti Awards Winner 2016

• Mumtaz M. Kazi, Maharashtra
• Nandita Shah, Tamil Nadu
• Pallavi Fauzdar, Delhi
• Pamela Malhotra, Karnataka
• Qamar Dagar, Delhi
• Reema Sathe, Maharashtra
• Ringyuichon Vashum, Manipur
• Sangita Iyer, Kerala
• Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe, Kerala
• Amruta Patil, Goa
• Amala Akkineni, Telangana
• Anatta Sonney, Karnataka (Joint Award)
• Anoyara Khatun, West Bengal
• B. Codanayaguy, Puducherry (Joint Award)
• Bano Haralu, Nagaland
• Deepa Mathur, Rajasthan
• Divya Rawat, Uttarakhand
• Ilse Köhler Rollefson, Rajasthan
• Janki Vasant, Gujarat
• Kalpana Shankar, Tamil Nadu
• Kalyani Pramod Balakrishnan, Tamil Nadu
• State of Rajasthan
• Chhanv Foundation, Delhi
• Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP), Mizoram
• Sadhana Mahila Sangha, Karnataka
• Shikshit Rojgar Kendra Prabandhak Samiti, Rajasthan
• Smita Tandi, Chhattisgarh
• Sumitra Hazarika, Assam
• Sunita Singh Choken, Haryana
• Subha Varier, Kerala (Joint Award)
• Tiasa Adhya, West Bengal
• V. Nanammal, Tamil Nadu
• Zuboni Hümtsoe, Nagaland

Recipients of 2015

• Lucy Kurien
• Meena Sharma
• Preeti Patkar
• Uttara Padwar
• Polumati Vijaya Nirmala
• Saurabh Suman
• Basanti Devi
• Suparna Baksi Ganguly
• Vasu Primlani
• Sujata Sahu (17000 ft Foundation)
• Shakuntala Majumdar
• Jyoti Mhapsekar
• Sumita Ghosh
• Anjali Sharma
• Krishna Yadav

Eligibility Criteria for Nari Shakti Puruskar 2024

Before applying for this award, you must make sure that you meet all these eligibility criteria.

• An individual woman, group, or institute can apply for this award.
• The age of an individual awardee should be at least 25 years as on 1st July 2024.
• In case the applicant is an institution, it should have worked in the relevant field for a minimum of 5 years.
• The applicant must not be a recipient of the same award earlier (including Stree Shakti Puraskars as were awarded by the Ministry earlier).
• The Nari Shakti Puruskar can be awarded for outstanding work, preferably in exceptional circumstances, to – individuals/ institutions/ groups/ NGO, etc. In the areas of social and economic empowerment of Women or pertaining to this theme or incidental thereto.
• This award can also be given to a state or union territory which has appreciably improved Child Sex Ratio (CSR).

How to apply for Nari Shakti Puraskar?

The applications for Nari Shakti Awards will be accepted in online mode only through the official website. The complete process to fill the Nari Shakti Puraskar Application Form is given below.

• First of all, you need to visit the official website i.e. www.wcd.nic.in/award and register.
• Alternatively, you can also opt for registering on the National Awards Portal i.e. awards.gov.in.
• During registration, you will have to provide the following details.
  • Individual/ Organization
  • Nominator Type
  • Code/ Mobile Number
  • Do you have Aadhar?
  • Other Identity document number
  • First Name/ Middle Name/ Last Name
  • Email ID
• Applicants also need to upload scanned images of their Identity document in PDF file at the time of registration.
• Next, sign in by entering your username (Your email ID), password and captcha code.
• Now, fill out the main application and upload all the relevant documents.
• Once the application form is submitted online, an acknowledgement slip with the application number will be generated. The same will also be sent to your registered email address.
• You may also take a printout of the final confirmation page and keep it safely for future references.

Aims/ Objectives of the Nari Shakti Award

• For the last few years, the government of India is taking concrete measures to recognize the contribution of women in society. The Nari Shakti Award will further encourage women to participate in all spheres and issues related to women.
• The “Nari Shakti Puraskars” will also showcase the government’s commitment to women. The sole aim of the government is to strengthen the position of women in society.
• This award will also provide an opportunity for young Indians to understand and acknowledge the contribution of women in building a strong nation and society.
• The award will further encourage young women in India to follow the league of awardees.

Nari Shakti Puraskar Selection Process 2024/ Screening of Nominations

• Once the nomination process gets over, a screening committee constituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development will scrutinize and shortlist the nomination.
• The screening committee shall consist of the following.
  • Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development – Chairperson, ex-officio.
  • Domain expert in the field of Women issues/ gender expert, Ministry of Women and Child Development – Member
  • Concerned Director/ DS level officer, Ministry of Women and Child Development – Member
  • Director/ DS level officer, Ministry of Urban Development, Rural Development, Health, Panchayati Raj, Home Affairs, NITI Aayog – Member
  • Representative of CII and FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) – Member
  • Concerned Under Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development – Member Secretary
• After the screening committee, a selection committee will select the awardees on the basis of recommendation of the Screening Committee.
• The selection committee will consists of the following.
  • Hon’ble Minister of Women and Child Development – Chairperson, ex-officio
  • Hon’ble Minister of State for Women and Child Development – Member, ex-officio
  • Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development – Member, ex-officio
  • Special or Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development – Member, ex-officio
  • Secretary or his nominee from Ministry of Rural Development – Member, ex-officio
  • Five National level eminent NGOs/ Individuals/ Institutions – Co-opted members
  • Joint Secretary (Women Awards) – Member Secretary

Presentation of Nari Shakti Awards

• The awards shall be presented at New Delhi in a special ceremony that will be held on the occasion of International Women’s Day i.e. On 8th  March.
• The government of India will reimburse travel expenses by economy class by shortest route for awardees to and from Delhi (by Air India or other airlines).
• Apart from this, the ministry will also do boarding and lodging arrangements for the awardees for three days (1 day prior to the ceremony and 1 day after the ceremony).

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