Q. Which of the following awards have been constituted by Ministry of Women and Child Development to recognize the contributions of women in different fields?
- Sushma Swaraj Award
- National Women Bioscientist Award
- Neerja Bhanot Award
- Women Transforming India Award
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Answer:
None of the above
Notes:
- Haryana government announced a ‘Sushma Swaraj Award’ for womenfor their significant achievements or contribution in different walks of life in the international and national spheres. The Sushma Swaraj Award will carry an award money of Rs 5 lakh along with a commendation.
- The Department of Biotechnology instituted the National Women Bioscientist Award in the year 1999 to recognize the contributions of senior and young women scientists in the country who are working in the areas of Biology and Biotechnology. The National Women Bioscientist Award is conferred under two categories-Senior and Young. The Award has been renamed as Janaki Ammal- National Women Bioscientist Award in honour of notable Indian botanist Dr. Janki Ammal Edavalath Kakkat.
- The Neerja Bhanot Award is an award of recognition conferred up to once a year by the Neerja Bhanot-Pan Am Trust in India to a woman of that country subjected to social injustice, who faces the situation with grit and determination and extends help to other women in similar distress. The annual Neerja Bhanot Award was instituted in 1990.
- The Women Transforming India awards are an annual contest supported by the United Nations in India, Indian government website MyGov, and NITI Aayog (the National Institution for Transforming India). They honour "exceptional women entrepreneurs, who are breaking the glass ceiling and challenging stereotypes". The first awards were given in 2016.