• 25 Jan 2022

8 children of Uttar Pradesh honored with Prime Minister's National Child Award

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• On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored 61 children of the country with the Prime Minister's National Children's Award for the year 2021 and 2022 in a virtual ceremony as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, in which 8 children are from Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• This year's awardees include 15 boys and 14 girls from 21 states and union territories. These children have been selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in the categories of Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Educational (1), Sports (8), Art and Culture (6) and Gallantry (3).
• Similarly, among the award winners for the year 2021, 32 children from 21 states/UTs in innovation (9), art and culture (7), sports (7), educational (5), gallantry (3) and social service (1) categories have chosen.
• PMRBP awardees participate in the Republic Day Parade every year. Each awardee is presented with a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a certificate.
• There are three children of Uttar Pradesh honored with the Prime Minister's National Children Award - 2022 - Abhinav Kumar Chaudhary (Social Service), Chandhari Singh Choudhary and Jiya Rai (Sports).
• Similarly, there are 5 children of Uttar Pradesh who have been awarded the Prime Minister's National Children Award - 2021 - Vyom Ahuja (Arts and Culture), Kunwar Divyansh Singh (Gallantry), Chirag Bhansali (Innovation), Mohammad Shoaib (Educational) and Mohammad Rafi (Sports).
• The awardees of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 along with their parents and district magistrates of their respective districts attended the program from the respective district headquarters.
• During the ceremony, the Prime Minister presented digital certificates to 61 winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 using blockchain powered technology developed by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project.

3 Children of Bihar Honored with Prime Minister's National Child Award

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• On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored 61 children of the country with the Prime Minister's National Child Award for the year 2021 and 2022, in a virtual ceremony as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, in which 3 children are from Bihar.

Key Points

• This year's awardees include 15 boys and 14 girls from 21 states and union territories. These children have been selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in the categories of Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Educational (1), Sports (8), Art and Culture (6) and Gallantry (3).
• Similarly, among the award winners for the year 2021, 32 children from 21 states/UTs in innovation (9), art and culture (7), sports (7), educational (5), gallantry (3) and social service (1) categories have chosen.
• PMRBP awardees participate in the Republic Day Parade every year. Each awardee is presented with a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a certificate.
• Prime Minister's National Children Award- From 2022, Dheeraj Kumar (Gallantry) and Pal Sakshi (Social Service) of Bihar were honored. At the same time, Jyoti Kumari (Gallantry) of Darbhanga was honored with the Prime Minister's National Children Award - 2021.
• The awardees of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 along with their parents and district magistrates of their respective districts attended the program from the respective district headquarters.
• During the ceremony, the Prime Minister presented digital certificates to 61 winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 using blockchain powered technology developed by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project.

Industries Minister launches 'Swasth Beti Abhiyan'

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• On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2022, Rajasthan's Industries and Commerce Minister Shakuntala Rawat launched 'Swasth Beti Abhiyan' at Bansur in Alwar district.

Key Points

• Shakuntala Rawat said on this occasion that many schemes are being run by the state government for the girls in the state. Daughters have got respect in every section of the society through 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao', 'Udaan Yojana', 'Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana' and 'Mukhyamantri Rajshree Yojana'.
• On this occasion, the Minister of Industries and Commerce gave a new baby born kit to the newborn girl children in the hospital and a congratulatory message letter to the mothers and distributed masks and sanitizers in the cradle of public awareness campaign.
• Along with this, he directed to keep the hospital administration system in order and maintain proper cleanliness to take forward the 'Swasth Beti Abhiyan'.

Gauri Maheshwari and Anand of Rajasthan Honored with Prime Minister's National Child Award

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• On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored 61 children of the country with the Prime Minister's National Children's Award for the year 2021 and 2022 in a virtual ceremony as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, in which Gauri of Rajasthan Maheshwari and Anand included.

Key Points

• This year's awardees include 15 boys and 14 girls from 21 states and union territories. These children have been selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in the categories of Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Educational (1), Sports (8), Art and Culture (6) and Gallantry (3).
• Similarly, among the award winners for the year 2021, 32 children from 21 states/UTs in innovation (9), art and culture (7), sports (7), educational (5), gallantry (3) and social service (1) categories. have chosen.
• The PMRBP awardees participate in the Republic Day Parade every year. Each awardee is presented with a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a certificate.
• Prime Minister's National Children's Award- In 2022, Gauri Maheshwari of Rajasthan has been awarded the National Children's Award in the category of Art and Culture. At the same time, Anand was awarded the Prime Minister's National Children's Award - 2021 in the educational category.
• The awardees of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 along with their parents and district magistrates of their respective districts attended the program from the respective district headquarters.
• During the ceremony, the Prime Minister presented digital certificates to 61 winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 using blockchain powered technology developed by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project.

Announcement of Prizes for Literary Works of Dialects

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• On January 24, 2022, Sahitya Akademi, under the Culture Council of the Department of Culture, announced the literary work awards for the calendar years 2018 and 2019 for six dialects of the state.

Key Points

• Dr. Vikas Dave, Director, Sahitya Akademi said that these awards are given for the works composed in Malvi, Nimari, Bagheli, Bundeli, Bhili and Gondi dialects.
• This award has been given in the remaining 4 bids as no work was received as an entry for the award of Bhili and Gondi Boli. An amount of 51 thousand rupees is given as an honor in the literary work award.
• In the literary work awards for the year 2018, 'Sant Pipa' Memorial Award in Malvi to Hemlata Sharma of Indore for 'Malvi Dublyo', 'Sant Singaji' Memorial Award in Nimadi to Pramod Trivedi 'Pushp' of Barwani for 'Tamak Kai Karanuj' For, 'Vishwanath Singh Judev' Memorial Award in Bagheli has been given to Anoop Ashesh of Satna for 'Bani Adim', 'Chhatrasal' Memorial Award in Bundeli has been given to Deen Dayal Tiwari of Tikamgarh for his work 'Betal Ki Chowkdiya'.
• Similarly, for the year 2019, 'Sant Pipa' Memorial Award in Malvi to Satish Dave of Ujjain for his work 'Baat Ko Batangad', 'Sant Singaji' Memorial Award in Nimadi to Jagdish Joshila of Khargone for 'Nimari Dhandhoraya', Bagheli In the 'Viswanath Singh Judev' Memorial Award has been given to Dr. Anjani Singh Saurabh of Sidhi for the work 'Thathara Maa Sansi' and 'Chhatrasal' Memorial Award in Bundeli has been given to Dr. Raj Goswami of Datia for his work 'Maun Dhanke Kariya Mein'.

Madhya Pradesh Becomes Number one by Opening 23 lakh Accounts in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana

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• On January 24, 2022, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told that Madhya Pradesh is first in the whole country in 'Sukanya Samridhi Yojana'. The state has so far achieved the achievement of opening 23 lakh accounts under this scheme, in which a total amount of more than Rs 4238 crore has been collected.

Key Points

• In Madhya Pradesh, with the help of the Department of Posts, more than 5 lakh 68 thousand Sukanya Samriddhi accounts were opened in the current financial year. The scheme has given a new direction to the empowerment of the daughters of the state. Parents and daughters have given full support to this scheme. The cooperation of banks has also been commendable.
• The Chief Minister said that the successful 7 years of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana have also been completed. He directed all the district collectors of the state to connect other eligible girls with this scheme.
• The Chief Minister said that in Madhya Pradesh, the Department of Posts is starting the 'Bachat Khata Khushhali Ka' campaign to provide banking facilities till the last person of the village and to make them financially prosperous and self-supporting. This is a good initiative, in which all the districts can give a new direction to financial inclusion.
• Along with Sukanya accounts of girls, work is also being done to open PPF accounts for boys. This work will help in making the families financially strong and self-reliant in rural areas.

3 Children of Madhya Pradesh Honored with Prime Minister's National Child Award

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• On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored 61 children of the country with the Prime Minister's National Child Award for the years 2021 and 2022 in a virtual ceremony as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, including 3 children from Madhya Pradesh.

Key Points

• This year's awardees include 15 boys and 14 girls from 21 states and union territories. These children have been selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in the categories of Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Educational (1), Sports (8), Art and Culture (6) and Gallantry (3).
• Similarly, among the award winners for the year 2021, 32 children from 21 states/UTs in innovation (9), art and culture (7), sports (7), educational (5), gallantry (3) and social service (1) categories have chosen.
• PMRBP awardees participate in the Republic Day Parade every year. Each awardee is presented with a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a certificate.
• Avi Sharma of Madhya Pradesh has been awarded the Prime Minister's National Child Award - 2022 in the educational category. At the same time, Palak Sharma (Sports) and Anuj Jain (Educational) were honored with the Prime Minister's National Child Award for the year 2021.
• The awardees of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 along with their parents and district magistrates of their respective districts attended the program from the respective district headquarters.
• During the ceremony, the Prime Minister presented digital certificates to 61 winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 using blockchain powered technology developed by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project.

2 children of Haryana honored with Prime Minister's National Child Award

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• On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored 61 children of the country with the Prime Minister's National Child Award for the year 2021 and 2022, in a virtual ceremony as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, in which 2 children are from Haryana.

Key Points

• This year's awardees include 15 boys and 14 girls from 21 states and union territories. These children have been selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in the categories of Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Educational (1), Sports (8), Art and Culture (6) and Gallantry (3).
• Similarly, among the award winners for the year 2021, 32 children from 21 states/UTs in innovation (9), art and culture (7), sports (7), educational (5), gallantry (3) and social service (1) categories have chosen.
• The PMRBP awardees participate in the Republic Day Parade every year. Each awardee of PMRBP is presented with a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a certificate.
• Haryana has two children honored with the Prime Minister's National Children Award - 2022 - Tanish Sethi (Innovation) and Akarsh Kaushal (Social Service).
• The award winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 attended the event from the respective district headquarters along with their parents and the district magistrate of their respective district.
• During the ceremony, the Prime Minister presented digital certificates to 61 winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 using blockchain powered technology developed by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project.

Savita Kumari of Jharkhand honored with Prime Minister's National Child Award

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• On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored 61 children of the country with the Prime Minister's National Child Award for the year 2021 and 2022 in a virtual ceremony as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, in which Savita Kumari of Jharkhand is also included.

Key Points

• This year's awardees include 15 boys and 14 girls from 21 states and union territories. These children have been selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in the categories of Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Educational (1), Sports (8), Art and Culture (6) and Gallantry (3).
• Similarly, among the award winners for the year 2021, 32 children from 21 states/UTs in innovation (9), art and culture (7), sports (7), educational (5), gallantry (3) and social service (1) categories have chosen.
• The PMRBP awardees participate in the Republic Day Parade every year. Each awardee of PMRBP is presented with a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a certificate.
• Savita Kumari of Jharkhand was awarded the Prime Minister's National Child Award - 2022 in the sports category.
• The award winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 attended the event from the respective district headquarters along with their parents and the district magistrate of their respective district.
• During the ceremony, the Prime Minister presented digital certificates to 61 winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 using blockchain powered technology developed by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project.

Chhattisgarh Ranks First in the Quality of Roads in PMGSY

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• On January 24, 2022, Chhattisgarh's Panchayat and Rural Development Minister TS Singhdeo told in a meeting organized by the Union Ministry of Rural Development through video conference that Chhattisgarh ranks first in the quality of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

Key Points

• The progress of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in various states was reviewed in this online meeting held under the chairmanship of Union Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh.
• Chhattisgarh's Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Singhdeo informed about the progress of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in the meeting that 8547 roads of more than 42 thousand km have been approved in the state under the first, second and third phases of the scheme.
• A total of 176 km in Naxal affected areas. Tenders have been approved for the construction of 38 roads of length. Re-tendering process for 54 roads of remaining 277 km is under continuous process.
• He said that Chhattisgarh ranks first in the quality of roads. In the current financial year 2021-22, 393 inspections of completed and in-progress roads have been done by the National Quality Reviewers, in which none are in the unsatisfactory category.
• In the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, 5612 kms will be provided to the state. The length of the road was allotted. The state has been the first by getting the approval of all these roads in two phases. Under this, the construction of all the approved roads will be completed by March 2022.
• He has done 2000 kms from the Union Ministry of Rural Development. Requested to sanction additional roads of length. He urged to implement the allocation of 60:40 in the ratio of 60:40 in the works of renovation and maintenance of roads, like the allocation in the ratio of 60:40 for the Central and State share in the construction works.
• Four new modules have been started on e-portal for effective implementation of schemes of Panchayat and Rural Development Department in the state. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, out of ten lakh 97 thousand houses approved for the state, the construction of eight lakh 23 thousand houses has been completed.

Shivam Rawat and Anurag Ramola of Uttarakhand honored with Prime Minister's National Child Award

Why in News

• On the occasion of National Girl Child Day on January 24, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored 61 children of the country with the Prime Minister's National Children's Award for the year 2021 and 2022 in a virtual ceremony as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, In which Shivam Rawat and Anurag Ramola of Uttarakhand are included.

Key Points

• This year's awardees include 15 boys and 14 girls from 21 states and union territories. These children have been selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in the categories of Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Educational (1), Sports (8), Art and Culture (6) and Gallantry (3).
• Similarly, among the award winners for the year 2021, 32 children from 21 states/UTs in innovation (9), art and culture (7), sports (7), educational (5), gallantry (3) and social service (1) categories have chosen.
• The PMRBP awardees participate in the Republic Day Parade every year. Each awardee of PMRBP is presented with a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a certificate.
• Shivam Rawat of Uttarakhand has been honored with the Prime Minister's National Children's Award - 2022 in the Innovation category and Anurag Ramola has been awarded the Prime Minister's National Children's Award - 2021 in the Art and Culture category.
• The award winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 attended the event from the respective district headquarters along with their parents and the district magistrate of their respective district.
• During the ceremony, the Prime Minister presented digital certificates to 61 winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 using blockchain powered technology developed by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project.