Question : NATIONAL AWARD FOR WELFARE OF CHILD



(a) whether the institutions and individuals for conferring National Award for Child Welfare for the year 2004 have since been selected;

(b) if so, the names thereof;

(c) the criteria adopted for their selection and the names of recipient of such awards during the last three years; and

(d) the incentives being provided to the awardees?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KANTI SINGH)

(a) No, Sir.

(b) Does not arise.

(c) Performance of the nominees in terms of quality and quantity as well as the duration of the work done in the field of child welfare. A list of the recipients of the Award during last three years (2000, 2001 and 2002) is at Annexure. The selection has not been made for 2003 and 2004 so far.

(d) The Award carries a cash prize of Rs.3 lakhs and a citation in respect of institutions and Rs.1 lakh and a citation in respect of individuals.

ANNEXURE TO THE LOK SABHA QUESTION NO.6735 REGARDING NATIONAL AWARD FOR WELFARE OF CHILD BY SHRI BADIGA RAMAKRISHNA FOR 10.5.2005

National Awards for Child Welfare 2000

Individuals

(i) Dr. Nannapaneni Manga Devi, Founder Secretary, Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer, Shyamalangar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

(ii) Md. Nurul Amin Chowdhury, Vill. Chota Rupahi, (Noor Nagar), P.O. Herapati, Distt. Nagaon, Assam-782002.

(iii) Miss Bertha Gyndykes Dkhar, Shillong, Meghalaya.

Institutions

(i) Child Foundation of India Admn. Office, 36-46-51, Kancharapalem Main Road, Visakhapatnam-530008. Andhra Pradesh.

(ii) SOS Children`s Village Association, Bal Niketan, Sector-2, Panchkula, Haryana-134112.

(iii) Wangjing Tentha Farmers` Development Association, Tentha Village, P.O. Wangjing-795148. Thoubal District, Manipur.

(iv) Nivedita Gramin Karma Mandir, At & P.O. Manikpara, P.S. Jhargram, Distt. Midnapore, West Bengal-721513.

(v) Pope Paul Mercy Home, Peringandoor, P.O. Thrissur, Kerala-680581.
National Awards for Child Welfare, 2001.
Individuals

(i) Dr. Arun Ghosh 43, Kankulia Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700029.

(ii) Late Shri Vineet Khanna 934, Sector 40/A, Chandigarh

(iii)Smt. Rozario Lopez Tura Arimile West Gharo Hills-794001 Meghalaya.
Institutions

(i) Vimukti Jati Abhydaya Sangha Abhyudaya Ashram, Water Works Colony, Morena(Madhya Pradesh) – 476001

(ii) Mazzarello Mission Home, Garobadha West Gharo Hills, Meghalaya

(iii)Gandhi Orissa Balashram At P.O. Garadpur Via Bhadrak Distt. Bhadrak, Orissa-756100

(iv) Sahayog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Rajendranagar, Cross Road, Himmatnagar, Distt. Sabarkantha, Gujarat

(v) The Women’s Welfare Society 2015, Kore Galli, Shahapur, Belgaum, Karnataka.
National Awards for Child Welfare, 2002
Institutions
i) Fr. Agnel Niketan(Boys Home) Pilar P.O. Goa-403 203.
ii) Mizoram Hmeithai Association Mizoram Widows Association, Upper Republic Road, Aizawl-796001
iii) Human Development Foundation of Sikkim(HDFS) Tashi Khar, Chungyal Complex, M.G. Marg, Gangtok, Sikkim
iv) Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission 7, Riverside Road, P.O. Barrackpore, Distt. North 24 Parganas, West Bengal – 743101.
v) Sivananda Math, Fort Munger, Bihar-811201
Individuals
i) Smt. Archana Bankimbhai Desai Shishu Vihar, Morarji Kaka ni wadi, Tithai Road, Valsad-396001, Gujarat
ii) Dr Edward Lobo, Nirmala Shankerpura, Udupi Distt.-574115. Karnataka.
iii) Shri Ram Snehi Abhyudaya Ashram, Water Works Colony, Morena, Madhya Pradesh.