National Awards- Vayoshreshtha Samman

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee today presented National Awards “Vayoshreshtha Samman” to senior citizens in a function organized by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Highlighting the role of the Older Persons in the society, Shri Mukherjee said that the International Day of Older Persons is an occasion to focus renewed attention on issues relating to the older people.  There is a need to sensitize various strata of the society towards the challenges being faced by the elderly people, he emphasized.

Category of National Award	Name of the Institution/individual
Best Institution for providing services to senior citizens and awareness generation	1.      Gram Vikas Parisha, Vill. Rangaloo, Jumarmur. 2.      Pravara Rural Hospital, Loni, Tahata.
Best District Panchayat in providing services and facilities to senior citizens.	1.      Zilla panchayat Dindori, Dindori, MP. 2.      Udupi Zilla Panchayath, Manipal, Karnataka.
Centenarian	1.      Shri uday Singh Maan, Lowa Kalan, Jhajjar, Haryana.
Iconic Mother	1.      Smt. Laduben alias Leelaben Chaabildas Gurjar, Thakkar-Bapa Colony, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Life Time Achievement	1.      Shri Yashwant Narayan Kadam, Vijaynagar Colony, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.