New Delhi: 51 nursing officers from across the country were felicitated with the National Florence Nightingale Award 2021 by President Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan for their exemplary contribution to strengthening healthcare delivery.
The National Florence Nightingale Awards were instituted in the year 1973 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by nurses and nursing professionals to the society.
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Taking to Twitter, the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, said that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world the formidable spirit of our nurses.
“The contribution of nurses in strengthening healthcare delivery has been exemplary. These awardees will inspire young nurses and midwives in the country to work with commitment and compassion for the betterment of fellow citizens. My best wishes to the entire nursing fraternity.” – the President further added.
List of Awardees For NFNA- 2021
The List of awardees is here:-
| S. No | Category | State | Name |
| 1 | ANM | Andaman & Nicobar | Ms. Chandra Mallik |
| 2 | ANM | Bihar | Ms. Shabrun Khatun |
| 3 | ANM | Delhi | Ms. Geeta Rani |
| 4 | ANM | Karnataka | Ms. Laxmi Metre |
| 5 | ANM | Karnataka | Ms. Sajeeda Banu |
| 6 | ANM | Kerala | Ms. Sheelarani VS |
| 7 | ANM | Maharashtra | Ms. Manisha Bhauso Jadhav |
| 8 | ANM | Manipur | Ms. Thaimei Sanahanbi |
| 9 | ANM | Odisha | Ms. Damayanti Rout |
| 10 | ANM | Puducherry | Ms. V. Angalaisvary |
| 11 | ANM | Rajasthan | Ms. Indu Laxmi Sankhla |
| 12 | ANM | Sikkim | Ms. Tika Devi Pandey |
| 13 | ANM | Tamil Nadu | Ms. E. Mangammal |
| 14 | ANM | Tamil Nadu | Ms. S. Selvi |
| 15 | ANM | Uttarakhand | Ms. Ganga Joshi |
| 16 | ANM | West Bengal | Ms. Dona Das Ghosh |
| 17 | ANM | West Bengal | Ms. Smita Kar |
| 18 | LHV | Arunachal Pradesh | Ms. Longku Yakh |
| 19 | LHV | Karnataka | Ms. P.S. Kaveri |
| 20 | LHV | Maharashtra | Ms. Rajeshree Tulshiram Patil |
| 21 | LHV | Manipur | Ms. Wairokpam Hemabati Devi |
| 22 | Nurse | Andaman & Nicobar | Ms. S. Vijaya Saigal |
| 23 | Nurse | Andhra Pradesh | Ms. Miriyala Jhansi Rani |
| 24 | Nurse | Bihar | Ms. Naziya Parveen |
| 25 | Nurse | Chandigarh | Ms. Harinder Kaur |
| 26 | Nurse | Gujarat | Mr. Dafda Chaturbhai Khimabhai |
| 27 | Nurse | Gujarat | Ms. Varshaben D. Rajput |
| 28 | Nurse | Haryana | Ms. Savita Rani |
| 29 | Nurse | Himachal Pradesh | Ms. Promila Devi |
| 30 | Nurse | Jammu & Kashmir | Mr. Ahmedullah Wani |
| 31 | Nurse | Karnataka | Dr. Elsa Sanatombi Devi |
| 32 | Nurse | Kerala | Ms. Susan Chacko |
| 33 | Nurse | Lakshadweep | Mohammed Kasim AB |
| 34 | Nurse | Maharashtra | Ms. Alaka Vilas Korekar |
| 35 | Nurse | Maharashtra | Ms. Anjali Anant Patwardhan- NOT COMING |
| 36 | Nurse | Manipur | Ms. Takhellambam Helena Devi |
| 37 | Nurse | Meghalaya | Ms. Victorealness Syiemlieh |
| 38 | Nurse | Mizoram | Ms. Vanlalrovi |
| 39 | Nurse | Odisha | Ms. Khulana Barik |
| 40 | Nurse | Odisha | Ms. Sibani Das |
| 41 | Nurse | Puducherry | Ms. Sarasvady V. |
| 42 | Nurse | Punjab | Ms. Surinder Kaur |
| 43 | Nurse | Rajasthan | Mr. Ram Prasad Meena |
| 44 | Nurse | Sikkim | Ms. Tashi Lamu Sherpa |
| 45 | Nurse | Tripura | Ms. Atashi Majumder |
| 46 | Nurse | Uttar Pradesh | Ms. Suman Dubey |
| 47 | Nurse | Uttarakhand | Ms. Shashi Kala Pandey |
| 48 | Nurse | Gujarat | Mr. Jonils Alvin Macwan |
| 49 | Nurse | Uttar Pradesh | Asstt. Comdt. Lissy Achankunju |
| 50 | Nurse | Delhi | Ms. Meera Mukund Dhote |
| 51 | Nurse | Rajasthan | Brig. Punita A. Sharma |
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