Taruni conferred with National Youth Award
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal/New Delhi, July 04 2013:
Like her husband in the past, Soraisham Taruni Devi of Manipur has been honoured with National Youth Award, 2011-12 in recognition of her works in the field of youth development and social service.
Taruni is a resident of Sagolband Nepra Menjor Leikai.
Her husband, Soraisham Rajen too had received similar honour in the past.
Taruni was among 27 individuals and one West Bangel-based organization conferred with National Youth Award for 2011-12 by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan today.
The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Jitendra Singh and several other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
It is for the first time the National Youth awards have been given by the President of India.
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National Youth Awards, instituted in the year 1985 are conferred on youth each year who have demonstrably excelled in different fields of youth development and social service.
The award carries a silver medal, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 40,000 in case of individual awardee and Rs 2 lakh for any voluntary organisation.
The selected individuals are expected to possess leadership qualities and use them in carrying out voluntary activities in the field of youth development.
Selection of awardees is first made at state level and then at the national level.
At the national level, a screening committee headed by the joint secretary scrutinises the proposals recommended by the state government/UT administration at first.
These screened proposals are thereafter placed before the Central Selection Committee headed either by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports or Secretary, Youth Affairs that makes the final selection of youth awardees.
The Central Selection Committee may, at its discretion, consider on merits, individuals or youth organisations not recommended by a state government/UT, for the award.