The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 to 51 awardees at a virtual ceremony on September 15, 2021.
- Florence Nightingale awards were instituted in the year 1973 by the Government as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by nurses to the society.
- Two women from Mizoram also won the award. Mrs. C. Degthangpuii, Health Supervisor (Rtd) and health worker Mrs. Vanlalthuami were among the 51 awardees of the meritorious services award for Nursing professionals in the country – National Florence Nightingale Award 2020 for their outstanding work.
