Nari Shakti Puraskar  

Ruma Devi had to discontinue her studies after class 8 due to poverty. Ruma Devi continued the tradition of embroidery that she acquired from her grandmother. Ruma Devi has employed over 22,000 women across 75 villages. Ruma Devi received a special invitation from Harvard University. She engaged in discussions with around a thousand academics, students, and entrepreneurs in America.

Ruma Devi had to discontinue her studies after class 8 due to extreme poverty. She continued the tradition of embroidery that she acquired from her grandmother and established her creative business. Ruma Devi has employed over 22,000 women across 75 villages. She received a special invitation from Harvard University where she engaged in discussions with around a thousand academics, students, and entrepreneurs.

As President Ram Nath Kovind presented Nari Shakti Puraskar awards on Women’s Day 2020, the awardees narrated their stories

While managing a full time IT job, Pushpa Priya has written 719 exams for people with disabilities. That too, all for free. Her contribution was recognised after she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar.

This year, the Nari Shakti Puraskar has also been awarded to a One Stop Centre (OSC) and to a state which has shown exceptional progress in improving child sex ratio at birth under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme. The Ministry of women and child development is establishing OSCs for violence-affected women in all districts of the country