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AWARDS AND HONOURS - December 2022

Dec 2022

Dec 20, 2022

West Bengal's 'Duare Sarkar' Scheme Wins Centre's Digital India Award

West Bengal's flagship 'Duare Sarkar' or government at doorstep scheme won the Platinum Award at the Digital India Awards 2022.
The scheme was awarded by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the 'Public Digital Platforms — Central Ministries, Departments and States' category.
President Droupadi Murmu will give the award to the state on January 7 at a function in Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Since its rollout in December 2020, 'Duare Sarkar' has been held in five phases and over 6.6 crore services were successfully delivered to the citizens through 3.61 lakh outreach camps.

Dec 16, 2022

Railways Bag 9 Awards for Energy Conservation

The Indian Railways have won nine National Energy Conservation Awards for the year 2022, with the South Central Railways bagging the first and second prize in railway stations category.
These awards were given for the best energy management practices and presented by President Droupadi Murmu at a function held by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the aegis of Ministry of Power.
The first prize was awarded for Kacheguda Station (Telangana) and the second to Guntakal Station (Andhra Pradesh) for energy conservation measures in railway stations category.
Certificate of merit was awarded to the Kanpur Central Railway Station (NCR), Rajahmudry Railway Station (SCR) and Tenali Railway station (SCR) under this category.
Under the buildings category, Ajmer Workshop of North Western Railway was awarded the first prize. Certificate of merit was awarded to railway hospital Guntakal (SCR), Electric Traction Training Centre, Vijayawada (SCR) and Divisional Railway Hospital, Pratapnagar (WR).

Dec 15, 2022

Meghalaya Health Department Awarded for Best Practice in Tuberculosis ACSM

The Meghalaya government, which adopted a 'Jan Andolan' (people's movement) against Tuberculosis received an award for best practices in controlling the disease that affects 2.6 million people in India every year. The award for Best Practice in Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) in Tuberculosis control was presented to representatives of the health department at a national workshop, aimed at ending TB infections, in the national capital.

Dec 14, 2022

SpiceJet Awarded 'Safety Performer of the Year' Award by Delhi Airport

SpiceJet won the 'Safety Performer of the Year' award at the annual GMR Delhi Airport Awards for being the top performer among the self-handling airlines, besides for its success in reducing ground safety violations.
SpiceJet said that its ground handling team at Delhi Airport achieved this performance through constant focus on quality improvements, innovation and hard work.
SpiceJet was recently audited by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and its operations, safety processes, and systems were found to be strong and at par with the global best practices and safety standards.
The airline was the only scheduled Indian airline part of the audit conducted by ICAO — the United Nations aviation arm. The audit of SpiceJet safety systems "helped India achieve" its highest-ever safety ranking in ICAO audit.

Dec 12, 2022

Former VP Venkaiah Naidu Confered with SIES Award for Public Leadership

Former vice president Venkaiah Naidu was conferred with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES) for public leadership. Other awardees in various categories included the Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan, eminent industrialist Ratan Tata, renowned cardiologist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Dr. Marthanda Varma Sankaran Valianathan, Scientific Advisor to the Government of India Ajay Sood and famous Harikatha artiste Vishakha Hari. The awards are given in the fields of public leadership, community leadership, science and technology, and social thinkers who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields.

J&K Awarded 1st Prize in Ayushman Bharat Health Account ID Generation

Jammu and Kashmir was awarded 1st prize in the category for Ayushman Bharat health account ID generation and 2nd prize in the category for Teleconsultation conducted during the celebration of Universal Health Coverage Day 2022 celebrated at International Cooperation and Convention Centre, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
The event was graced by the Governor of UP, Anandiben Patel virtually, Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Health Ministers of various states and UTs, senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, States, UTs and development partners.
Dr. Mohammad Shafi Koka, State nodal officer NHM attended the function and received the awards from the Union Health Minister who personally congratulated the UT of J&K for achieving the milestones in the healthcare delivery system.

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