About the Program
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023 is an initiative of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India to financially help Indian children below 18 years of age. The awards will be given to children for their merit in innovation, scholastic, sports, arts, culture, social service, music or any other field which deserves recognition. The selected candidates will up to INR 1 lakh, a citation and a certificate.
Eligibility
To be eligible, an applicant must -
Bal Shakti Puraskar -
- Be an Indian citizen residing in India
- Be above the age of (+5) years of age and not exceeding 18 years of age (as on 31st August of respective year)
- Have excellence in Innovation/Social Service/Scholastic/Sports/Arts and culture
Note - Achievements that benefit society will be encouraged.
Bal Kalyan Puraskar -
- Be an Indian Citizen and residing in India
- Have attained the age of 18 years or above (as on 31st August of respective year)
- Have made an outstanding contribution in any of the following fields:
- Child Welfare
- Child Protection
- Child Development
- Have worked for the cause of children for not less than 7 years
Benefits
The selected candidates will get the award in the following manner -
Bal Shakti Puraskar -
Each awardee will be given a medal and a cash prize of INR 1 lakh, book vouchers worth INR 10,000, a certificate and a citation
Bal Kalyan Puraskar -
A medal, a cash prize of INR 1 lakh, a citation and a certificate for each awardee
Important Dates
Last Date of Application: 30/09/2022
Selection Criteria
The candidate will be selected on the basis fulfil the eligibility criteria.
Terms and Conditions
- Salaried officers of the Institutions will not be eligible for consideration under this category.
- The National Selection Committee shall finalize their recommendations by 5th December.
- The decisions of the National Selection Committee will be final.
- The awards are to be received personally only by the awardee.
- Normally the awards shall not be presented posthumously except in cases of bravery under Bal Shakti Puraskar.
- These awards are only for Indian Citizens.
- Applications received by the due date will be sent to the State/UT and District Collector/District Magistrate, other government/appropriate agencies/organisations for verification of the content and achievements by 15th October. Thereafter, the applications will be shortlisted based on the eligibility criteria.
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