National Bravery Award (NBA) 2015 - The Complete Winners List

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The Minister for Women and Child Development Smt Maneka Gandhi felicitated the children honoured with this year’s National Bravery Awards in New Delhi on 25th January 2016. Congratulating the children and their family members she said that the nation is proud of them for their bravery and that these awards will motivate many more children to become more fearless.

Twenty-five children have been given National Bravery Awards this year, including two children who are being honoured posthumously. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi presented the awards to these children in a ceremony held in New Delhi.

National Bravery Award (NBA) 2015

The list of winners is given below:

Name	Age	State	Nature of Award
Gaurav Kawduji Sahastrabuddhe (Posthumously)	15 Years 10 Months	Maharashtra	Bharat Award
Shivampet Ruchitha	8Years 1 Months	Telangana	Geeta Chopra Awards
Arjun Singh	16 Years 00 Months	Uttarakhand	Sanjay Chopra Award
Ramdinthara	15 Years 03 Months	Mizoram	Bapu Gaidhani Award
Rakeshbhai Shanabhai Patel	13 Years	Gujarat	Bapu Gaidhani Award
Aromal SM	12 Years 04 Months	Kerala	Bapu Gaidhani Award
Kashish Dhanani	10 Years 09 Months	Gujarat	General National Bravery Award
Maurice Yengkhom	14 Years 08 Months	Manipur	General National Bravery Award
Chongtham Kuber Meitei	12 Years 11 Months	Manipur	General National Bravery Award
Angelica Tynsong	13 Years 02 Months	Meghalaya	General National Bravery Award
Sai Krishna Akhil Kilambi	14 Years 11 Months	Telanagna	General National Bravery Award
Joena Chakbraborty	10 Years 08 Months	Chhatisgarh	General National Bravery Award
Sarwanand Saha	15 Years 07 Months	Chhatisgarh	General National Bravery Award
Dishant Mehndiratta	12 Years 07 Months	Haryana	General National Bravery Award
Beedhovan	14 Years 09 Months	Kerala	General National Bravery Award
Nithin Philip Mathew	13 Years 07 Months	Kerala	General National Bravery Award
Abhijit KV	15 Years 01 Months	Kerala	General National Bravery Award
Anandu Dillep	14 Years 07 Months	Kerala	General National Bravery Award
Muhammad Shamnad	14 Years 1 Months	Kerala	General National Bravery Award
Mohit Mahdenrda Dalvi	14 Years 07 Months	Maharashtra	General National Bravery Award
Nilesh Revaram Bhil	9 Years 02 Months	Maharashtra	General National Bravery Award
Vaibhav Ramesh Ghangare	9 Years 08 Months	Maharashtra	General National Bravery Award
Shivansh Singh (posthumously)	13 Years 09 Months	Uttar Pradesh	General National Bravery Award
Abinash Mishra	17 Years 09 Months	Odisha	General National Bravery Award
Bhimsen	10 Years 11 Months	Uttar Pradesh	General National Bravery Award

History of National Bravery Award:

The Scheme of National Awards for Bravery (NBA) was started in 1957 by Indian Council for Child Welfare to give due recognition to the children who distinguished themselves by performing outstanding acts of courage and to inspire other children to emulate their example. The awards are presented by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, prior to Republic Day every year. The awardees then participate in the Republic Day Parade. They also receive medal, certificate and cash.

The various categories of awards are as under:

I. Geeta and Sanjay Chopra Awards instituted in 1978 after two children Geeta and Sanjay Chopra exemplified great courage and lost their lives in the process. The Awardees receive a cash award of Rs. 40,000/-.

II. Bharat Award instituted in 1987-88. This award is given for an exceptionally outstanding act of courage performed by the child. The Awardees receive a cash award of Rs. 50,000/-.

III. Bapu Gaidhani Award instituted in 1988-89, to honour Bapu Gaidhani’s act of courage and bravery in an incident where he saved several lives including those of animals from a fire in Nasik. The Awardees receive Rs.30,000/- each.

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