New Delhi, Jan.18: National
Bravery Awards have been announced in the backdrop of 69th Republic
Day. Maharashtra’s Nadaf Ejaz Abdul Rauf from Nanded would be felicitated with
this prestigious Award. This year, 18 courageous
children from across the country have been honored with this award for 2017.
Three of the Awards have been given posthumously.
Nadaf Ejaz Abdul Rauf, a 17
year old lad hails from Ardhapur Taluka’s Pardi village of Nanded. With his
indomitable courage, he saved lives of two girls drowning in the nearby lake on
April 30, 2017.
The National Bravery Awards are
a set of awards given annually to children for "meritorious acts of
bravery against all odds." These awards are given in Five categories every year under the aegis of the Indian Council for Child
Welfare (ICCW) who scrutinize the applications and select the National Bravery
Award winners.
Nadaf exhibited indomitable courage in saving lives of two young girls,
who otherwise could have drowned in a local lake at Pardi. These girls along
with some ladies had come to the shore
to wash their linen. However, one of the girls slipped into the lake. Seeing this, the other girl jumped in to the
lake to save her. However, it became difficult for them to come out. To their
rescue, two more girls jumped into the lake. They also did not know to swim. So
they shouted, and their shrieks were heard by Nadaf who was passing nearby.
Without wasting a single minute, he jumped to save their lives. The lake was 2Thousand feet long, 60 feet
wide and 20 feet deep. Exhibiting his
immense courage and presence of mind, he swam 20 feet deep, but, could save
only two of them.
These
children will be honored on 24th January 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The children have been selected from 13 states: namely,
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Karnataka, Punjab, Meghlaya,
Odisha, Nagaland, Gujarat, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand. The award
winners will also take part in the Republic Day March.
The award was first instituted in 1952. This selection committee
consists of representatives from government and non-government organizations.
The total number of
children, 7 girls and 11 children will be conferred with the National Bravery
Awards for 2017. This award has been posthumously awarded to 3 children. Medal,
certificate and cash are the nature of the award. They also receive
financial assistance to complete their schooling. Financial aid is
provided to students studying medicine and engineering till completion of
degree under Indira Gandhi Scholarship.
The
National Bravery Awards are divided into five categories: Bharat Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Bapu
Gaidhani Award and General National Bravery Awards.
This
information was given by Geeta Siddhartha, Chairman of the Indian Child Welfare
Council, in a press conference.
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