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VP-GOA

Veerjyoti Puraskars
GoaIndividualState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

The scheme aims to recognize and award women and girls in the State of Goa who have shown exceptional bravery and courage against atrocities, violence, and/or harassment. It provides a cash prize of ₹20,000/- and a scroll/citation to two awardees annually.

In detail

The scheme "Veerjyoti Puraskars" was launched by the Directorate of Women and Child Development (DW&CD), Goa. The scheme aims to recognize the exceptional bravery and fight for dignity demonstrated by women and girls in the State of Goa against atrocities, violence, and harassment. The scheme provides an award consisting of a cash prize of ₹20,000/- and a scroll/citation to two selected persons annually. The applicant must be a woman or girl who has shown exceptional bravery and fought for respect and dignity in society in the State of Goa. The scheme is implemented by the Social Welfare Officer in the Directorate of Women and Child Development.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant must be a woman or girl.
  • The applicant must have shown exceptional bravery and courage.
  • The applicant must have acted against any type of atrocities, violence, and/or harassment against themselves or against any other woman or girl.
  • The actions must have taken place at home, in the workplace, or anywhere in the public domain.
  • The applicant must have fought for their respect and dignity in society.

What you get

  • A cash prize of ₹20,000/- is provided to each selected awardee.
  • A scroll/citation is provided to each selected awardee.
  • The award is conferred on Republic Day, which is the 26th of January, every year.
  • The award is restricted to only two persons annually.
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Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here433 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name256 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

Every field above, and where it came from
schemeNameVeerjyoti PuraskarsmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme