29 Children receive Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2022
The Government of India has selected 29 Children and conferred them Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2022. These children have been selected from all regions of the country.
The Government of India has selected 29 Children and conferred them Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2022. These children have been selected from all regions of the country.
Their selection was done for their exceptional achievements in Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Scholastic (1), Sports (8), Art & Culture (6) and Bravery (3) categories. Out of 29, 15 are Boys and the rest are girls. They belong to 21 States and UTs.
According to a press statement released by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, “In view of the unprecedented circumstances emerging due to COVID-19 situation in the country, it was not possible to organise a physical ceremony at New Delhi. In order to felicitate and motivate the exceptional works of children, a function was held virtually on the occasion of National Girl Child Day today and also as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.”
“The Awardees of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 along with their parents and concerned District Magistrate of their respective district joined the event from their district Head Quarters,” it added.
The Ministry further said, “During the function, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gave digital certificates to the 61 winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 using a Block Chain-driven technology developed by IIT Kanpur under the National Blockchain Project. The digital certificates are stored on digital wallets installed on the mobile devices of the recipients. The digital certificates issued using the blockchain driven technology are unforgeable, globally verifiable, selectively disclosable and sensitive to user content. Block Chain Technology is being used for the first time for giving certificates to the awardees.”
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