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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 has been conferred upon how many awardees by President Ramnath Kovind?
A
65
B
72
C
51
D
34
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 to 51 awardees at a virtual ceremony, in the presence of Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a virtual ceremony on Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020 on Deputy Director General of Military Nursing Service (MNS) Brig. S.V. Saraswati for her immense contribution to the MNS as nurse administrator, a Defence Ministry statement said.

Detailed explanation-3: -The President of India Conferred National Florence Nightingale Award to Dr Elsa Sanatombi Devi of MAHE Manipal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why in News? On November 7, 2022, President Draupadi Murmu conferred the ‘National Florence Nightingale Award 2021’ on two nurses Shashikala Pandey and Ganga Joshi from Kumaon, Uttarakhand.

Detailed explanation-5: -President confers National Florence Nightingale Award 2020 to Brigadier SV Saraswati. New Delhi: Deputy Director General of Military Nursing Service Brig SV Saraswati has been bestowed with the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020.

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