Karnal, October 11th: Deputy Commissioner Uttam Singh announced that the Women and Child Development Department has announced state-level awards for women who have achieved outstanding work. These awards include the Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti Award, Kalpana Chawla Shaurya Award, Sister Shanno Devi Panchayati Raj Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Social Worker Award, and Women Entrepreneur Award.
He stated that women who have achieved commendable achievements in various fields can apply offline at the district-level Women and Child Development Department office until October 30th, 2025.
He stated that women eligible for the awards can submit their applications by personally appearing at the Women and Child Development Department office by October 30th, 2025. Applicants must submit all required documents and their latest police verification report along with their application form.

**Awards will be given in these categories:
1. Under the Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti Award, women who have performed commendable public service under difficult circumstances and have been role models for other women and children will be awarded a sum of one lakh fifty thousand rupees.
2. Under the Kalpana Chawla Shaurya Award, women who have performed acts of bravery at the risk of their own lives will be awarded a sum of one lakh rupees.
3. Under the Behan Shanno Devi Panchayati Raj Award, women Panchayat leaders, women Block Committee chairpersons/members, District Council chairpersons/members, and Municipal Corporation chairpersons/members who have performed commendable work in various fields such as women's literacy, health and nutrition, women's empowerment, female foeticide, child marriage, and improving the sex ratio, etc., will be awarded a sum of one lakh rupees.
4. Under the Lifetime Achievement Award, women who are 60 years of age or older and have demonstrated commendable work in the fields of creative work, meritorious work, administrative skills, and who have dedicated their entire lives to public service/welfare of society and the nation will be awarded a sum of ?51,000.
5. Under the Women Outstanding Achievers Award, women who have achieved significant achievements in the health sector or have achieved significant achievements in the field of sports will be awarded ?21,000.
6. Women who have performed commendable work as social workers or played a significant role in programs related to women's education, female foeticide, prevention of child marriage, vaccination, or nutrition will be awarded an incentive of ?21,000.
7. In the Government Employee category, women who have performed commendable work in the field of ethical work, and female athletes who have achieved outstanding achievements at the national and international level in the field of sports, will be awarded a sum of 21,000 rupees.
In the Social Worker category, women who have played a significant role in programs related to women's education, female foeticide, child marriage, vaccination, or nutrition, and have performed commendable work in the last five years, will be awarded 21,000 rupees.
8. In the Women Entrepreneur category, women who have performed commendable work in the business and industry sectors will be awarded 21,000 rupees.
In addition, in the Stree Shakti Puraskar and Anganwadi Worker categories, those selected from the nominations received last year by the Government of India will be awarded 21,000 rupees.