अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस के अवसर पर मैं सभी महिलाओं को अपनी शुभकामनाएँ देता हूँ। यह पुरस्कार केवल आपके लिए गौरव का विषय नहीं है, बल्कि आपके साहस ने हम सब को गर्व से सिर ऊंचा करने का सुअवसर दिया है। आपने देश की गरिमा बढ़ाई है — राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द pic.twitter.com/I3n6xglEbT
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 8, 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind today presented Nari Shakti Awards for 2017 at a special function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
The awards were presented to 29 women and 9 institutions in recognition of their efforts in rendering distinguished services for the cause of women, especially vulnerable and marginalized women.
The Awards were initiated in the year 1999. Ministry of Women and Child Development announces these national awards every year for eminent women, organisations and institutions.
#PresidentKovind presented the Nari Shakti Puraskar to Dr Malvika Iyer. A differently-abled rights activist, Dr Iyer lost her hands in a bomb explosion. Today she is a PhD scholar, an international motivational speaker and a fashion model #WomensDay pic.twitter.com/yYEgDBDkvc
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 8, 2018