Raipur, July 20, 2011
The Union of Social Justice & Empowerment New Delhi has invited applications for Vayoshrestha Samman to be given on the occasion of International Day of the Elderly on October 1. The applications have been invited through state’s Directorate Panchayat and Social Welfare till July 25. In this connection, the directorate has sent a letter to all the Collectors.
Notably, the union ministry has instituted ten categories for awarding the Vayoshrestha Samman for which two nominations have been invited (maximum) under each category.
The ten categories of awards will be - institution award for knowledge for the institutions - which are generating and spreading knowledge in the field of ageing, institution award for service for the institutions - which are providing outstanding services to the elderly, centenarian award for the individuals who are 90 plus years and still working and contributing to the society, best mother award for mothers who have fought against all odds so that their children may fulfill their dream, courage & bravery award to the older people who displayed extra ordinary courage in difficult situations, life time achievement award to the senior citizens who have worked in the field of ageing and make significant contributions in the field, creative art award for the winners of the national or international acclaim for their contribution to literature, painting, theatre, feature films and who are continued to be appreciated by the society despite advancing age and their efforts to train younger persons in the art, best panchayat award to the panchayats, which have done pioneering work for the cause of the older person at panchayat level, sportsperson award to the winners of national or international championships during young age, continued contribution to the improvement of younger sportsperson and economic leadership award to the persons who have contributed to economic and entrepreneurial development and continued contribution to improve standards in the industry.
For detailed information, the interested candidates can contact Directorate Panchayat and Social Welfare behind Mantralaya at Raipur or the department’s district offices, informed officials.
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