The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, gave away the National Child Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 14 November 2017, on the occasion of Children’s Day.
The awards include the National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievement, National Awards for Child Welfare and Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Awards.
- National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievement give recognition to children with exceptional abilities and outstanding achievements in the fields of innovation, scholastic achievements, sports, arts, culture, social service and music.
- National Awards for Child Welfare recognise the outstanding work of institutions and individuals in the field of child development and welfare.
- Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Awards are conferred to individuals for their outstanding contribution towards service for children, including children with disabilities.
Key Highlights
• This year, the President honoured 16 children with the National Child Awards, among whom one child received a gold medal and 15 children were given silver.
• The gold medal was awarded to the child with the most outstanding achievement. The child was also given a cash prize of Rs 20000 and a certificate/citation.
• The silver medal awardees were honoured with a cash prize of Rs 10000 and a certificate/citation.
• The gold and silver medal awardees were also given a book voucher worth Rs 10,000 and Rs 3, 000 respectively.
• The eligibility criteria for the awards include that the children should be aged between 5 to 18 years.
• Besides this, the National Award for Child Welfare was conferred to 3 individuals and 5 institutions and the Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award was conferred to 3 individuals.
The awards were given to the following 16 children :
| Sr.no. | Name | State | District | Field | Medal |
| 1 | Master Akash Manoj
| Tamil Nadu | Krishnagiri | Innovation | Gold |
| 2 | Master Shahil Dey
| Assam | Kamrup | Sports (Chess) | Silver |
| 3 | Master Shresth Agrawal
| Chattisgarh | Raipur | Innovation | Silver |
| 4 | Master Nishant Abhangi | Gujarat | Rajkot | Academics | Silver |
| 5 | Master Jaysheel Buddhadeo
| Haryana | Gurgaon | Music | Silver |
| 6 | Kumari Zaira Wasim
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu | Art | Silver |
| 7 | Kumari Nikhiya Shamsher
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | Social Service | Silver |
| 8 | Master Swasthik Padma
| Karnataka | Dakshina Kannada | Innovation | Silver |
| 9 | Master Floyd Emmanuel Libera
| Kerala | Ernakulam | Music | Silver |
| 10 | Master Rishabh Garg
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Innovation | Silver |
| 11 | Master Jaisal Shah
| Maharashtra | Mumbai City | Sports(Chess) | Silver |
| 12 | Kumari Labdhi Surana | Rajasthan | Udaipur | Sports(Roller Skating) | Silver |
| 13 | Master Krishna Pandit
| Uttar Pradesh | Gautam Buddh Nagar | Innovation | Silver |
| 14 | Kumari Saniya Subash | Andaman and Nicobar Island | South Andaman | Sports(Martial Art) | Silver |
| 15 | Master Aryan Chopra | Delhi | West Delhi District. | Sports(Chess) | Silver |
| 16 | Kumari Kashish
| Delhi | Central Delhi | Theatre | Silver |
National Awards for Child Welfare awardees:
Individuals
| S.No | Name | State | District |
| 1 | Sh. Anand Kumar | Bihar | Patna |
| 2 | Sh Mahesh Jadhav | Karnataka | Belagavi |
| 3 | Sh Achyuta Samanta | Orissa | Bhubaneswar |
Institution
| S.No | Name | State | District |
| 1 | Innovative Mid Brain Optimization Institute Pvt Ltd | Delhi | North-West District. |
| 2 | Society for Tribal & Rural Developments | Karnataka | Chamarajanagar. |
| 3 | Akshaya Patra Foundation | Karnataka | Bangaluru |
| 4 | Aarambh India Initiative | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| 5 | Nirvan – A Social Welfare Organization | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva awardees:
| S.No | Name | State | District |
| 1 | Sh. Shantilal Gulabchand Muttha | Maharashtra | Pune |
| 2 | Mr. Chezhian Ramu | Tamil Nadu | Tiruvannamalai |
| 3 | Ms. Shobha Vidyarthi | Uttarkhand | Nainital |
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