Nari Shakti Puraskar

The award was instituted in 1999 under the title of Stree Shakti Puraskar (lit.

It is awarded in six institutional and two individual categories, which carry a cash prize of 200,000 and 100,000 rupees, respectively.

[6][7] The first Stree Shakti Puraskar awards were conferred on five women by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on 4 January 2001:[27] Five women were awarded the 2001 Stree Shakti Puraskar on 26 March 2003:[12] The recipients of the 2002 Stree Shakti Puraskar were announced on 19 November 2006 together with the 2003 recipients.

In addition, the Rani Lakshmi Bai Award was posthumously dedicated to the "Spirit of Nirbhaya".

[30][31] The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 44 recipients, which includes 3 institutions.

The awardees (in alphabetical order) are:[25] The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to fifteen women achievers.

Then President of India, Pranab Mukherjee bestowing the 2012 Rani Lakshmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar posthumously on 2012 Delhi gang rape victim, Nirbhaya. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
President of India Pranab Mukherjee bestowing the 2013 Rani Lakshmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar on Manasi Pradhan at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on 8 March 2014. [ 22 ]
Gargi Gupta and other awardees of Nari Shakti Puraskar, 2017, Minister Maneka Gandhi .
On the eve of the awards the winners met Narendra Modi