Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019: Padala Bhudevi is a role model for women farmers...She has also trained 30 women in making mehendi cones and hair care products. She has been working for the development of tribal women, widows, Podu lands. She has been earlier awarded with Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2019 with different fields as diverse as agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife conservation, Armed Forces and education.
She has been working for the development of tribal women, widows, Podu lands through a community based organization- CAVS (Chinnai Adhivasi Vikas Society), established by her father, in 1996.
She is also the Director of Manyam Grains Pvt Ltd and Manyadeepika Farmers Producer Company Ltd. She has been involved in spreading awareness on improving mother and child nutritional health, with assistance from Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA).
She has also trained 30 women in making mehendi cones and hair care products. Despite being forcefully married at the age of 11 years, facing mental and physical torture from husband and in-laws, Padala Bhudevi has come a long way, single handedly raising 3 daughters and successfully motivating women to participate in agri-entrepreneural activities.
Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019
Needless to say, the winners of the Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2019 are from fields as diverse as agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife conservation, Armed Forces and education.
These outstanding women have contributed towards safeguarding women’s rightsalong with pushing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. These awards are an effort to recognize women as equal partners in the advancement of society.
These achievers have not allowed age, geographical barriers or access to resources to come in the way of fulfilling their dreams. Their indomitable spirit will inspire the society at large and the young Indian minds in particular to break gender stereotypes, and stand up against gender inequality and discrimination. (Source PIB)
Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019
Needless to say, the winners of the Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2019 are from fields as diverse as agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife conservation, Armed Forces and education.
Nari Shakti Puraskar 2019: List of the Awardees
- Padala Bhudevi-Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
- Bina Devi-Individual-Munger, Bihar
- Arifa Jan-Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
- Chami Murmu-Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand
- Nilza Wangmo-Leh, Ladakh
- Rashmi Urdhwareshe-Pune, Maharashtra
- Sardarni Mann Kaur-Patiala, Punjab
- Kalavati Devi-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Tashi and Nungshi Malik-Uttarakhand
- Kaushiki Chakroborty-West Bengal
- Bhageerathi Amma and Karthyayini Amma-Kerala
- Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawna Kanth, Mohana Singh-Indian Air Force
These outstanding women have contributed towards safeguarding women’s rightsalong with pushing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. These awards are an effort to recognize women as equal partners in the advancement of society.
These achievers have not allowed age, geographical barriers or access to resources to come in the way of fulfilling their dreams. Their indomitable spirit will inspire the society at large and the young Indian minds in particular to break gender stereotypes, and stand up against gender inequality and discrimination. (Source PIB)
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