Union Minister Women and Child Development Smriti Irani met this year’s Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardee children and their parents in New Delhi today, January 24. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the awardee children at his residence in New Delhi at 4 pm today.
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the awards on them at Vigyan Bhawan yesterday. The awards have been conferred on 11 children for their exceptional achievement in six categories, which include Art, Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Social Service, and Sports.
The awardees include six boys and five girls, belonging to 11 States and Union Territories. Each awardee has received a medal, a cash prize of one lakh rupees, and a certificate from the President.
Awardees include Aadithya Suresh from Kerala, Aditya Pratap Singh Chauhan from Chhattisgarh, Anoushka Jolly from Delhi, Hanaya Nisar from Jammu & Kashmir, Kolagatla Alana Meenakshi from Andhra Pradesh, M. Gauravi Reddy from Telangana and Rishi Shiv Prasanna from Karnataka.