NATIONAL AWARDS FOR CHILD WELFARE FOR THE YEAR 2001 ANNOUNCED

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Five institutions and three individuals have been selected for the National Awards for Child Welfare for the year 2001. The awards for the institutions consist of a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakh each and a citation, and that for the individuals, Rs. 1 lakh and a citation.

The awards are given to encourage voluntary effort for the cause of children and are presented by the President of India.. The selections for the award are made by a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Minister in-charge of the Department of Women and Child Development.

The institutions selected for the award are: Vimukti Jati Abhyudaya Sangha, Morena (Madhya Pradesh), (ii) Mazzarello Mission Home, Garobadha,Meghalaya, (iii) Gandhi Orissa Balashram, Garadpur, Orissa, (iv) Sahayog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Rajendranagar, Gujarat and (v) The Women's Welfare Society, Shahapur, Karnataka

The individuals selected for the award are: (i) Dr. Arun Ghosh of Kolkata, (ii) late Shri Vineet Khanna of Chandigarh and (iii) Smt. Rozario Lopez of Meghalaya.