Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” on November 17, 2020 virtually launched Lilavati Award-2020: AICTE’s Innovative education program to empower women.
- With women empowerment as the theme, the objective of the award is to create awareness about issues like sanitation, hygiene, health, nutrition, literacy, and employment among women.
- The award covers multidisciplinary areas such as women’s health, self defense, sanitation, literacy, entrepreneurship and legal awareness. He said that the program will ensure the participation of women and enable them tohold higher positions in educational institutions.