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THE CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED THE AWARD

SAVED FROM CROCODILE
PUHABI FROM TRIPURA Dheeraj Kumar of West Champaran, DISCUSSION ON DANCE
Interacting with Kumari Remona
IS AN INNOVATOR Bihar, told in a conversation with the Evette Pereira from Karnataka,
Kumari Puhabi Chakraborty, Prime Minister about the incident in the Prime Minister discussed
who hails from Tripura, is which he saved his brother from a her passion for Indian Dance.
an innovator. She told Prime crocodile attack. PM asked about the He inquired about the difficulties
Minister Narendra Modi about brave boy’s state of mind while saving she faced in pursuing her
her Covid related innovation. his younger brother and how he feels passion. The Prime Minister
She also informed the Prime now after becoming famous. The complimented her mother for
Minister about her fitness app for Prime Minister praised his courage ignoring her own adversities to
sportspersons. and presence of mind. realize her daughter’s dreams.

29 CHILDREN HONORED WITH
RASHTRIYA BAL PURASKAR

Prime Minister Narendra Modi honored
29 children with the Rashtriya Bal
APP ON COVID THE BALANCE BETWEEN Puraskar 2022. The award winners were
Interacting with Master ACADEMICS AND SPORTS presented with digital certificates using
Meedhansh Kumar Gupta While talking to Kumari Tarushi blockchain technology. This technology
from Punjab, the Prime Gaur from Chandigarh, the Prime was used for the first time for awarding
Minister enquired about his Minister enquired about her certificates to award winners.
achievement of creating an opinion on the balance between
app for COVID issues. The sports and studies. The Prime Award Categories- Bal Shakti Puraskar
Prime Minister said that in Minister said that the government and Bal Kalyan Puraskar (Individual and
children like Meedhansh he is committed to providing all the Institutional)
feels that the government facilities to the sportspersons
efforts to promote and creating a mindset of winning Awardees selected from across India-
entrepreneurship are bearing at every level. These children have been selected
fruit. from all regions of the country for
their exceptional achievements in the
SAVED MOTHER AND SISTERS FROM TERRORIST ATTACK categories of Innovation (7), Social
Gurugu Himapriya, hailing from Srikakulam district, Service (4), Educational (1), Sports (8),
Andhra Pradesh received the award in the gallantry Art & Culture (6) and Gallantry (3). Of
category for saving her mother and sisters from a these awardees from 21 states and
terror attack. When an armed group of terrorists union territories, 15 are boys and 14 are
attacked the Sunjuwan military camp in Jammu girls.
she managed to hold the terrorist by engaging in a
lengthy conversation and keeping her mother and Cash Prize - A cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000/-
siblings out of harm. was given to the awardees of PMRBP
2022
Click the link to see the complete list of Bal Puraskar winners... https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1792269
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