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NAFIE

National Award for Individual Excellence
NationwideIndividualCentralCentral Sector SchemeMinistry Of Social Justice and EmpowermentNo start date
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What this is

The objective of this scheme is to recognize and encourage individuals working for the empowerment of persons with disabilities, including those covered under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

In detail

The National Award for Individual Excellence under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, aims to recognize and encourage individuals who are working towards the empowerment of persons with disabilities, including those covered under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Number of Awardees:

  • Sarvashreshth Divyangjan (Most Outstanding Persons with Disabilities): 6 awards (3 male and 3 female)
  • Shreshth Divyangjan (Outstanding Persons with Disabilities): 10 awards (5 male and 5 female)
  • Shreshth Srijansheel Divyang Bal/Balika (Outstanding Creative Child with Disabilities): 2 awards (1 male and 1 female)
  • Sarvashreshth Vyakti working for empowerment of Persons with Disabilities: 1 award
  • Most Outstanding Rehabilitation Professional/Personnel in the field of disability: 1 award
  • Most Outstanding Research/Innovation/Product Development in the field of disability: 1 award

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be an individual with a benchmark disability of 40% or more as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (for specified categories).
  • The applicant can self-nominate or be nominated by another person for only one category of award.
  • The applicant should not have received any National Award from the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in the past 5 years.
  • The applicant must be above 18 years of age for Most Outstanding and Outstanding Persons with Disabilities categories.
  • For the Creative Child with Disabilities category, the applicant should be up to 18 years of age.
  • Eligible disability categories include locomotor disability, visual impairment, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, and other specified disabilities.
  • For other categories (empowerment, rehabilitation, research/innovation), any individual (with or without disability) can apply or be nominated, subject to eligibility conditions.

What you get

  • Sarvashreshth Divyangjan (Most Outstanding Persons with Disabilities): Certificate, medal, and cash award of ₹2.00 lakh for each awardee.1. Shreshth Divyangjan (Outstanding Persons with Disabilities): Certificate, medal, and cash award of ₹1.00 lakh for each awardee.1. Shreshth Srijansheel Divyang Bal/Balika (Outstanding Creative Child with Disabilities): Certificate, medal, and cash award of ₹1.00 lakh for each awardee.1. Most Outstanding Person working for the empowerment of Persons with Disabilities: Certificate, medal, and cash award of ₹1.00 lakh.1. Most Outstanding Rehabilitation Professional/Personnel in the field of disability: Certificate, medal, and cash award of ₹1.00 lakh.1. Most Outstanding Research/Innovation/Product Development in the field of disability: Certificate, medal, and cash award of ₹1.00 lakh.
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schemeNameNational Award for Individual ExcellencemyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryNameMinistry Of Social Justice and EmpowermentmyScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme