Who has received the 'Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmi Bai Stree Shakti Puraskar' from Himachal Pradesh?

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answered Mar 2, 2022 by ShreeHarpale (240k points)
selected Mar 2, 2022 by PrashantPandey

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : Kinkari Devi
Stree Shakti Puraskar

'Nari Shakti Puraskar' was started by Ministry Of Women And Child Development in 1999.
It was stated for recognition of women’s service towards the cause of women empowerment, especially vulnerable and marginalized women.
The award is given on 8th March on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
The maximum number of awards (including individual and institutional) would be 40.
In 2015, Nari Shakti Puraskar was renamed and reorganised as Stree Shakti Puraskar.

Kinkari Devi:

Kinkri Devi was born in the village of Ghaton in the Sirmaur district in 1925.
While working as a sweeper, Devi noticed the massive quarrying in some parts of Himachal Pradesh's hills, harming the water supply and destroying paddy fields.
Initially, people started agitations at the local level. When the government paid no heed, they decided to move the High Court.
She filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1987 seeking a ban on illegal quarrying in the Sangrah area of district Sirmaur.
She even started a fast in front of the High Court to highlight the issue.
In 1991, the court directed the government to close all the active mines in the area.
The mining lobby moved the Supreme Court against the order.
Kinkri Devi won the case in the apex court too.
Kinkri Devi died on 30 December 2007 in Chandigarh, India at the age of 82.

In 1995, she was invited to attend the international women's conference in Beijing.
She was invited by Hillary Clinton, wife of former US President Bill Clinton, to light up the lamp at the inaugural function.
The feeble voice raised by this frail, short-statured woman of substance was heard when the Ministry of Human Resource Development felicitated her with the award of "Jhansi Ki tani Lakshmi Bai Stree Shakti Puraskar-1999 "for her valuable service.
The award was given by the then Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in 2001.
She was also honoured by various organisations for her service.

Thus, Kinkari Devi received the 'Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmi Bai Stree Shakti Puraskar' from Himachal Pradesh.