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Detailed explanation-1: -Gita Mittal, the Delhi High Court Acting Chief Justice, has become the first woman from the field of law and justice to be conferred the Nari Shakti Puraskar, Indias highest civilian honour for women.

Detailed explanation-2: -Priyamvada Singh – An entrepreneur who has created employment opportunities for villagers by restoring her 148 year old ancestral fort and developing it as a community-run home stay.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is the initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. The President of India presents the Nari Shakti Puraskar on International Women’s Day (8th March) each year at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The award is the country’s highest civilian honour for women.

Detailed explanation-4: -Former Director of Health Services in Tripura, Dr Ila Lodh, has been posthumously honoured with the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar-2020’ on March 8, 2022. The Centre confers the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ every year to recognise the relentless service of women towards the cause of women empowerment and social welfare.

Detailed explanation-5: -BELAGAVI: A crusader striving to eradicate the Devadasi system, Shobha Ghasti of Ghataprabha in Gokak taluk was conferred with the Naari Shakti award on Tuesday by President Ram Nath Kovind. “I was not expecting this honour.