President Ram Nath Kovind on March, 8 2020 gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 15 women in Rashtrapati Bhawan on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
About National Award
The Nari Shakti Puraskar, instituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, are “National Award in recognition of exceptional work for women empowerment” conferred every year on March 8 as a mark of respect and recognition for those who have demonstrated exemplary courage and stellar contribution towards empowerment of women. These achievers have not allowed age, geographical barriers or access to resources to come in the way of fulfilling their dreams.
Awardees
The list of the Awardees is as under:
| S. No | Name | Category | State |
| 1 | Padala Bhudevi | Individual | Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh |
| 2 | Bina Devi | Individual | Munger , Bihar |
| 3 | Arifa Jan | Individual | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 4 | ChamiMurmu | Individual | Rajnagar, SaraikelaKharsawan, Jharkhand |
| 5 | NilzaWangmo | 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 and Karthyayini Amma | Individual | Kollam, Alappuzha, Kerala |
| 12 | Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawna Kanth and Mohana Singh | Individual | Rewa, Madhya PradeshDarbhanga, BiharAgra, Uttar PradeshIndian Air Force |
