Smt. Sushma Swaraj Award

Smt. Sushma Swaraj Award: -
This award has been named after Late Smt. Sushma Swaraj, a daughter of Haryana and an inspiration to all women.

The award would be presented on the occasion of International Women’s Day celebration i.e. 8th March and would be personally received by the awardee.

i. Nominee should be born in Haryana and working for the cause of women.
ii. The achievement of the nominee in the relevant field should be clear and well documented.
iii. Nominee should be alive on the date of nomination.
iv. The achievements of the nominee should verified and subjected to objective appraisals. v. Preference would be given to woman who has come up in mainstream of life after a great deal of struggle and adversity.
vi. The sole criteria for the selection would be performance and her dedication for the cause of women.
vii. Nominee should apply to concerned District programme Officer, ICDS/ Deputy Commissioner on prescribed application performa along with an affidavit with the declaration that there is nothing adverse pending against her/ institution for inquiry in any forum /Department/ Court etc. and in case of any wrong information/ mismanagement found in future the award and money would be returned to the Government.

The Award shall consist of:
• A Cash prize of Rs.5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh Only):
• A citation and a shawl.

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Nominations shall be invited through advertisements in leading Hindi and English newspapers and via an online portal, in the prescribed format.
• Applications shall be submitted in the prescribed format.
• For Smt. Sushma Swaraj Award Each Public Representative may nominate one candidate, comprising:
(a) Two Members of Parliament (MPs)
(b) One Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)
(c) The Committee may also Suo motu nominate eligible candidates under the scheme.
• All nominations shall be placed before the district-Level Recommending Committee, headed by the Deputy Commissioner.
• The district level Committee shall scrutinize applications, and the committee will forward only those with satisfactory Police verification to the Women & Child Development Department, Haryana, Panchkula.

• An online portal will be used for the submission of applications.
• All recommendations received through the portal will be forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner (DC)/Head of the Department. Deputy Commissioner (DC)/Head of the Department will review the applications and further recommend eligible candidates to the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department
• The nominee must possess valid Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP);
• The achievement of the nominee in the relevant field should be clear and well documented.
• Nominee should be alive on the date of nomination.
• The achievements of the nominee should be verified and subjected to objective appraisals.
• Preference should be given to women who have come up in mainstream of life after a great deal of struggle and adversity.
• The sole criteria for the selection would be performance and her dedication for the cause of women.
• No one should receive the same award more than once, ensuring fair recognition and giving everyone an equal opportunity to be acknowledged.
• The nominee shall submit the application through the online portal, along with a duly signed affidavit declaring that no adverse matter is pending against her/institution in any forum, department, or court. It shall further be affirmed that, in case any information is found to be incorrect or any mismanagement is detected at any stage in the future, the award and the associated monetary benefit shall be liable to be returned to the Government.