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New Delhi : Prime Minister Shram Awards will be presented to 338 workers on February 26, 2018, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, in the presence of Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment.
The event will be attended by Labour Ministers, Labour Secretaries, Labour Commissioners of all the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations, as well as ‘Prime Minister Shram Awardees and their families’.
The Government of India has announced 194 ‘Prime Minister Shram Awards’ for the year 2011 to 2016 in four categories namely ‘Shram Ratna Award’, ‘Shram Bhushan Award’, ‘Shram Vir/Shram Veerangana’ and ‘Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards’. for the workers in the Public Sector Undertakings, Departmental Undertakings of the Central and the State Governments and Private Sector units employing 500 or more workers in recognition of their distinguished performance, innovative ability, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind, according to a PIB release.