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    The Nari Shakti Puraskar is given in six institutional categories and two categories for individual women.
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    Nari Shakti Puraskar - Wikipedia

    • The Nari Shakti Puraskar (lit. 'Woman Power Award') is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. It is the highest civilian honour for women in India, and is presented by the president of India on Internatio… See more

    1999 recipients

    The first Stree Shakti Puraskar awards were conferred on five women by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on 4 January 2001:
    • Kannagi Stree Shakti Puraskar awarded to K. V. RabiyaSee more