| Nari Shakti Puraskar | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award | |
 Ram Nath Kovind with the recipients of the 2019 awards | |
| Awarded for | National Award in recognition of exceptional work for women empowerment |
| Sponsored by | Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India |
| Formerly called | Stree Shakti Puraskar |
| Reward(s) | ₹ 1–2 lakh |
| First awarded | 1999 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Website | Nari Shakti Puraskar |
The Nari Shakti Puraskar (lit. 'Woman Power Award') is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment.[1] It is the highest civilian honour for women in India, and is presented by the president of India on International Women's Day (8 March) at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The award was instituted in 1999 under the title of Stree Shakti Puraskar (lit. 'Woman Power Award'), renamed and reorganised in 2015. It is awarded in six institutional and two individual categories, which carry a cash prize of 200,000 and 100,000 rupees, respectively.[1][2]
- ^ a b "Nari Shakti Puruskars-National Award for Women-Guidelines"]" (PDF). Ministry of Women and Children, Government of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "The prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskars, 2016 to be given away by the President tomorrow". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.