President gives awards to children for their achievements on Children’s day today: Adolescent paralympic swimmer Kumari Revathi Nayka and chess player Dev Shah were among the beneficiaries of the National Child Awards, which President Pranab Mukherjee gave on Monday at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Children's Day.
Current Affairs The honors were given to 31 kids, three people and five foundations in the classifications of 'National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement 2016', 'National Award for Child Welfare (Institution) 2015', 'National Award for Child Welfare (Individual) 2015' and 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 2016'.
The National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement was exhibited to 31 kids in acknowledgment of their remarkable capacities and extraordinary accomplishments.
The gold award was given to Nayka, 16, for greatness in swimming. Dev Shah, 9, is the most youthful to be granted for fabulousness in chess.
The other 29 kids got the honors for exceeding expectations in fields like scholastics, development, expressions, games and music.
The five organizations and three people were regarded for remarkable execution in the field of kid improvement and welfare for 2015.
The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award was introduced to Devesh Nath Dikshit from Bihar, Bandana Kumari from Jharkhand and Yesu S. from Kerala.