President Droupadi Murmu has conferred upon Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar at a ceremony in New Delhi. This year, 11 children have been selected for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from which, four are from Art and Culture field, one for Bravery, two for Innovation, one for Social Service, and three for Sports. 29 Children have been conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar this Year, selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Scholastic (1), Sports (8), Art & Culture (6) and Bravery (3) categories. There are 15 Boys and 14 Girls among the awardees belonging to 21 States and UTs.
The winners of PMRBP (Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar) get a medal along with a certificate. Apart from that, they also receive an amount of 1 Lakh Rupees. Besides, they also take part in Republic Day Parade in Rajpath on 26th January every year.
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The awards are conferred upon children in the age group of 5–18 years. These awards are given to selected students for their excellence in six categories — art and culture, bravery, innovation, scholastic, social service and sports. This year, four students are being awarded in the art and culture category, one for bravery, two for innovation, one for social service and three children have been selected for sports category.
| S. No. | Name | Category | State |
| 1. | Gauri Maheshwari | Art & Culture | Rajasthan |
| 2. | Remona Evette Pereira | Art & Culture | Karnataka |
| 3. | Deviprasad | Art & Culture | Kerala |
| 4. | Syed Fateen Ahmed | Art & Culture | Karnataka |
| 5. | Daulas Lambamayum | Art & Culture | Manipur |
| 6. | Dhritishman Chakraborty | Art & Culture | Assam |
| 7. | Gurugu Himapriya | Bravery | Andhra Pradesh |
| 8. | Shivangi Kale | Bravery | Maharashtra |
| 9. | Dhiraj Kumar | Bravery | Bihar |
| 10. | Shivam Rawat | Innovation | Uttarakhand |
| 11. | Vishalini N C | Innovation | Tamil Nadu |
| 12. | Jui Abhijit Keskar | Innovation | Maharashtra |
| 13. | Puhabi Chakraborti | Innovation | Tripura |
| 14. | Aswatha Biju | Innovation | Tamil Nadu |
| 15. | Banita Dash | Innovation | Odisha |
| 16. | Tanish Sethi | Innovation | Haryana |
| 17. | Avi Sharma | Scholastic | Madhya Pradesh |
| 18. | Meedhansh Kumar Gupta | Social Service | Punjab |
| 19. | Abhinav Kumar Choudhary | Social Service | Uttar Pradesh |
| 20. | Pal Sakshi | Social Service | Bihar |
| 21. | Aakarsh Kaushal | Social Service | Haryana |
| 22. | Arushi Kotwal | Sports | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 23. | Shriya Lohia | Sports | Himachal Pradesh |
| 24. | Telukunta Virat Chandra | Sports | Telangana |
| 25. | Chandhary Singh Choudhary | Sports | Uttar Pradesh |
| 26. | Jiya Rai | Sports | Uttar Pradesh |
| 27. | Swayam Patil | Sports | Maharashtra |
| 28. | Tarushi Gaur | Sports | Chandigarh |
| 29. | Anvi Vijay Zanzarukia | Sports | Gujarat |
In order to reward the children for acts of bravery & courage, Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar was set up in 1996. Government has been recognizing exceptional achievement of children and conferring the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 6 categories since 1990s. In 2018, the award has been renamed to ‘Bal Shakti Puraskar’ in which children with brave and courageous work are also included to get the award.
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