President Kovind honours 16 children on Children’s Day

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New Delhi : President of India Ram Nath Kovind gave away the National Child Awards 2017 on the occasion of Children’s Day in New Delhi on November 14, 2017.  The awards were given in the presence of Minister of State for Women & Child Development, Virendra Kumar.

The National Child Awards 2017 are given to celebrate the exceptional achievements of children as well as to individuals and institutions who work for child welfare.

This year, the President honoured 16 children of which one child Master Akash Manoj of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu was given a gold medal and a cash prize of Rs 20,000 and 15 children were given silver medals and cash prize of Rs 10,000 each. The gold and silver awardees are also given book voucher worth Rs 10,000 and Rs 3,000 respectively since 2015. The National Award for Child Welfare was conferred on 3 individuals including Anand Kumar of Patna, Bihar, and 5 institutions. The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award was conferred on 3 individuals, according to a PIB release.