{"id":17186,"date":"2024-09-12T09:57:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T04:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=17186"},"modified":"2024-09-12T09:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T04:28:04","slug":"president-of-india-confers-national-florence-nightingale-awards-2024-to-15-awardees-at-rashtrapati-bhavan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/09\/12\/president-of-india-confers-national-florence-nightingale-awards-2024-to-15-awardees-at-rashtrapati-bhavan\/","title":{"rendered":"President of India confers National Florence Nightingale Awards 2024 to 15 Awardees at Rashtrapati Bhavan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the year 2024 to the nursing professionals at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, today. In all, 15 nurses were conferred the award in recognition of their outstanding commitment to duty and service to the community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Smt. Anupriya Patel and other dignitaries were also present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001GU78.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Congratulating the awardees, Shri J P Nadda said that this accolade will inspire them to continue pushing the boundaries in public service. He also stated that \u201cNurses are the backbone of the healthcare sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Florence Nightingale Award was instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in the year 1973 as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by the nurses and nursing professionals to the society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image002LDN4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 15 awards are given in the category of Registered Auxiliary Nurses &amp; Midwife, Registered Nurses and Midwife and Registered Lady Visitor. The award is given to outstanding nursing personnel employed in Central, State\/UTs and Voluntary Organizations. The nurse in her\/his regular job in the hospital or community settings, educational or administrative setting is eligible for the national award. Each award consists of a Certificate of Merit, Cash Award of Rs.1,00,000\/- and a medal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image003X3XU.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image004AO3K.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nurses who were awarded today are as under:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>S. No<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>State<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>ANM<\/td>\n<td>Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands<\/td>\n<td>Ms Sheela Mondal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>ANM<\/td>\n<td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td>\n<td>Ms Iken Lollen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>ANM<\/td>\n<td>Puducherry<\/td>\n<td>Ms Vidjeyacoumary V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>ANM<\/td>\n<td>Sikkim<\/td>\n<td>Ms Januka Pandey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>ANM<\/td>\n<td>West Bengal<\/td>\n<td>Ms Anindita Pramanik<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>LHV<\/td>\n<td>Manipur<\/td>\n<td>Ms Brahmacharimayum Amusana Devi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Nurse<\/td>\n<td>Delhi<\/td>\n<td>Major Gen Ignatius Delos Flora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Nurse<\/td>\n<td>Delhi<\/td>\n<td>Ms Prem Rose Suri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Nurse<\/td>\n<td>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/td>\n<td>Dr Tabasum Irshad Handoo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Nurse<\/td>\n<td>Karnataka<\/td>\n<td>Dr Nagarajaiah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Nurse<\/td>\n<td>Lakshadweep<\/td>\n<td>Ms Shamshad Beegum A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Nurse<\/td>\n<td>Maharashtra<\/td>\n<td>Ms Asha Womanrao Bawane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Nurse<\/td>\n<td>Mizoram<\/td>\n<td>Ms H Mankimi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Nurse<\/td>\n<td>Odisha<\/td>\n<td>Ms Sanjunta Sethi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Nurse<\/td>\n<td>Rajasthan<\/td>\n<td>Mr Radhey Lal Sharma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system. Government of India, under the leadership of Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister has taken several initiatives to strengthen nursing and midwifery education. The major initiatives taken such as the establishment of 157 colleges of nursing in co-location with the medical colleges and the constitution of the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission to revamp the nursing education and practice will lead to better healthcare services for the entire country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the year 2024 to the nursing professionals at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, today. In all, 15 nurses were conferred the award in recognition of their outstanding commitment to duty and service to the community. 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