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The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (lit. 'Prime Minister's National Award for Children'), [2] formerly called the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, is India’s highest civilian honour for children, [3][4] awarded annually by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The award has two categories: Bal Shakti Puraskar ...
The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Government of India that provides financial assistance to the elderly, widows and persons with disabilities in the form of social pensions.
On several occasions, the Lijjat member-sisters have undertaken social service activities such as distributing nutritious food for poor children, donating money for conducting community marriage, instituting prize-money for spread of primary education, undertaking blood donation drive, organising health camps, plantation drives and even making ...
Institute for Social and Economic Change. (ISEC) multi-disciplinary social science research institute established by Prof. V.K.R.V Rao in 1972, funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and the Government of Karnataka. The thrust of the institute is to integrate the social science research skills in initiating ...
List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019) A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Bhushan" is placed below the lotus. The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award of the Republic of India. [1] Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given ...
The Government of India has social welfare and social security schemes for India's citizens funded either by the central government, state government or concurrently. Schemes that the central government fully funds are referred to as "central sector schemes" (CS).
Infosys Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Karnataka, India, established in 1996 by Infosys to support the underprivileged sections of society. [3] It supports programs in the areas of education, rural development, healthcare, arts and culture, and destitute care [4] in remote regions of India. [3][5] The foundation is solely funded by Infosys, and no external donations are ...
The National Bravery Awards are a set of awards given annually to about 25 Indian children below 18 years of age for "meritorious acts of bravery against all odds." The awards are given by the Government of India and the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW). [1] The award was instituted in 1957.The youngest national award was awarded to ...