Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020 on women empowerment to the winners in New Delhi today.

Speaking on the occasion Shri Pokhriyal congratulated all the 456 teams who participated in the contest. The Minister said that India is a country where 'Nari Tu Narayani' has been an integral part of our ethos and culture. In line with the vision of our Prime Minister, the govt has launched several welfare schemes for the overall development of girls and women in various fields, including Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, Beti Bachao - Beti Padhao Yojana, etc, he added. Shri Pokhriyal also informed that Government launched Udaan scheme which aims to enable girls of weaker socio-economic status at school level to gain access to higher education. We also started Pragati Yojana to give young women opportunity to further their technical education, he added. Shri Pokhriyal highlighted that the new National Educational Policy has greatly emphasised on gender equality and students should participate in such initiatives to promote women empowerment.

 He welcomed the initiative of AICTE for instituting the Lilawati Awards and stressed that such innovative steps shall be great motivation for girls to join higher education. This initiative will pave a path towards equality in education and innovation, for women

AICTE Chairman Professor Anil Sahasrabudhe said, "I thank Honorable minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ for attending the event. AICTE is so happy to present this year's Lilawati award aimed at empowering womanhood in the nation. Moreover, I congratulate all the teams who submitted the entries. India is a country known for respecting and celebrating the glory of womanhood, and with initiatives like these, AICTE is also contributing its bit to empower the women in our country," said Sahasrabudhe.

Based on the theme 'Women Empowerment’, AICTE finalized the winners from a total of 456 entries who competed across 6 sub themes, which include, Women's Health, Self-Defense, Sanitation and Hygiene, Literacy, Women Entrepreneurship, and Legal Awareness. After analyzing the initial entries, the top 10 entries under each sub-theme were invited for presentation before the two committees headed by Prof Sushma Yadava, Vice-Chancellor, B.P.S. Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan, Haryana and Dr. Vinita S. Sahay, Director, IIM Bodh Gaya. 

SWEAT (Sona Women Entrepreneurship and Training) from Sona College of Technology, Tamil Nadu won the contest in the ' Women Entrepreneurship' sub theme. Under the 'Digital Literacy' sub theme, Bharatiya Vidyapeeth won the contest. Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development Pune won the award under the 'Literacy' sub theme. WIT Women Health Coalition from Walchand Institute of Technology, Maharashtra won the award under the 'Women's Health' sub theme. Radiant Seetha from Thiagarajar Polytechnic College won the contest in the 'Legal Awareness' sub theme. Finally, Paritrana from St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu won the award for the 'Self Defense' sub theme. 

Bharatiya Vidyapeeth, who won the award under the digital literacy subtheme suggested that internet revolution that has happened in India post-2014 has played a crucial role in empowering women in the nation. "Post-2014, the internet revolution happened in India, and it has helped women in the country to grow, as information is accessible at their fingertips. However, even now, there are several women in the country who do not have sufficient digital literacy, and we should bring them too to the forefront of the society," said Bharatiya Vidyapeeth.

LIST OF AWARDEES

 

Legal Awareness-
Sr. No	Position	Name Of Institute	Name of Team	Team Members
	Winner	THIAGARAJAR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, TAMIL NADU	RADIANT SEETHA	R. MAHESWARI M. PONNI P. KARUNYA DEVI S. SARANYA SISTER A.S. CELINE AUGUSTINE MARY
	1st Runner –Up	NAVODAYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RAICHIUR, KARNATAKA	WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CELL-NITR	HARSHITA GANGAKHED M TEJASWINI GEETA K.M SHALINI K CHANNAVEERAMMA E
	2nd Runner –Up	PONDICHERRY ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PUDUCHERRY	MALAR	RAJATHY RATHINASAMY SANTHI GURUSAMY PALLAVHEE TAMIZHCHELVAN GUEJALATCHOUMY KOTHANDAPANI KAVITHA KUMAR RAJENDIRAN
		LAKSHMI NARAIN COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, MADHYA PRADESH.	UDAAN	AYUSH PURWAR GARGI DUBEY MEGHA CHOUBEY PALAK JAIN PRAGYA JAIN
Self Defence-
	Winner	ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TAMIL NADU.	PARITRANAS	S. AKSHAYA DELLECTA JESSY RASHMI VADAVANNUR CHELLAN RAMAKRISHNAN JAYARAMA PRADEEP RAMASAMY SREEKANTH GUNASEKARAN BRINDHA
	1st Runner –Up	THIAGARAJAR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, TAMIL NADU	SHAKTHI	THEJESWINI V JAYANTHI C BHOVANAASHWARI T UDHAYAKUMAR P J. AMUL RAJ
		SRI SAI RAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE, TAMIL NADU.	MAHILA PRATHIRAKSHA ABHIYAAN	K. L. NITHISH RAJA S. SRIVIDHYA Dr. M.NITHYA Dr. K.LATHA S. SUBHA
	2nd Runner –Up	VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RAJASTHAN	WARRIORS	DEEPIKA JANGID TANUSHREE MEHARWAL RUCHI SHARMA VANDANA AGARWAL
		G. H. RAISONI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA	SURAKSHA CHAKRA	MD. AASHIM KHAN KANCHAN DIYEWAR VIBHA BORA BHAKTI PATANKAR ISHA KHEDIKAR
Sanitation & Hygiene-
	Winner	SMT. KISHORITAI BHOYAR COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, MAHARASHTRA	SKBCOP ECO CLUB	TANISHKA RANDIVE PRANJAL TIDKE DR. RENUKA DAS SHRUTI NASRE MR. MANISH AGLAWE
	1st Runner –Up	SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, TAMIL NADU	SWSAH (SONA WOMEN SANITATION AND HYGIENE)	PRIYALATHA S GULSHAN TAJ M N A PARAMASIVAM S KANIMOZHI J RASHMA M
		ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TAMIL NADU	VOW -   VIRANGANA OF WASH (WATER SANITATION  HYGIENE)	N HEMAPRIYA VENKATESAN MUTHULAKSHMI GANDHIMARUTHIAN LATHASELVI RENUKA VISWANATHAN K RAJARAMAN
	2nd Runner –Up	SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, TAMIL NADU	SKCET SANITATION AND HYGIENE TEAM	KAVIYA S SUDHIR SOPHIA KARPAGAM MYLSAMY R GEETHAMANI R P A THIRUNAVUKARASU
Women Health-
1.	Winner	WALCHAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MAHARASHTRA	WIT WOMEN HEALTH COALITION	DR. RUPALI J.SHELKE Dr. PRATIBHA YALAGI  ALADEEP RASHMI DIXIT DIPALI DILIP AWASEKAR ROHINI MERGU
2.	1st Runner –Up	POONA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, MAHARASHTRA	BHARATI PCP SAKHEE	1.VARSHA POKHARKAR 2.ARULMOZHI SATHIYANARAYANAN 3. ASAWARI RAUT 4. MANJUSHA SAJITH 5. SAVITA GOWEKAR
3.	2nd Runner –Up	KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY,  TAMIL NADU	NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR HEALTHCARE	1. THIYAGARAJAN SATHISH KUMAR 2. KUMARESAN KUPPAMUHTU 3. SOUNDARARAJAN NITHYA PRIYA 4. S. VASUKI 5. S. BHARTHI KAMALA
4.		BIYANI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, RAJASTHAN	BIYANI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT	1. SANJAY BIYANI 2. NEETA MAHESHWARI 3. NEHA PANDEY 4. POONAM SHARMA 5. ANJU BHATT
Women Entrepreneurship
1.	Winner	SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY TAMIL NADU	SWEAT (SONA WOMEN ENTERPRENURSHIP AND TRAINING)	RAMALINGAM MALATHY SRINIVASAN PADMA DHANAKODI RAJA KRISHNASWAMYPILLAI RANGANATHAN KAVITHA ARUMUGAM RANJITHKUMAR
2.	1st Runner –Up	ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF INDIA, GUJARAT	WOMEN EMPOWERMENT	RAJESH GUPTA BAISHALI MITRA NIKITA TA SATYA ACHARYA RAMAN GUJRAL
3.	2nd Runner –Up	BHILAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	UNMUKTA	MANISHA SHARMA SHUBHRATA NAGPAL ARPANA RAWAL
4.		G. H. RAISONI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA.	AATMANIRBHAR	SWAPNA CHOUDHARI ATUL DESHMUKH ARCHANA RAUT BHARGAVI KAKIRWAR MADHAVI CHAVHAN
Literacy -
1.	Winner	BHARATI VIDYAPEETH ( Deemed to be University) INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT, PUNE	DIGITAL LITERACY	MS SHWETA TATE KIRTI GUPTA ANURADHA YESUGADE RAJITA DIXIT HEMA MIRJI
2.	1st Runner –Up	SRI SAI RAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE, TAMIL NADU	SAI STHREE VIDYA ABHIYAAN	S.VASUPRADHA Dr. SOMA PRATHIBHA Dr. N. MANI B. PRIYA M. SIVA  SANKARI
3.	2nd Runner –Up	HYDERABAD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, HYDERABAD	We-Lit	DEVIKA SUGGUBODI VENKATESWARLU ARVIND SIDDAPURAM SURESH AALURI JOYTHSNA K    SMT. SUSHEELA DEVI
4.		SRI MANAKULA VINAYAGAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PUDUCHERRY	SUPER SONIC	PAVITHRAN.T ARVIND.K BALAMURALI.M HARINI.G JASMINE.A

 

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