For the 2026 award cycle, what is the official title of the Ministry of Women and Child Development’s…
The 2026 award is the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. An earlier scheme used Bal Shakti Puraskar for the child-achievement component and Bal Kalyan Puraskar for…
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For the 2026 award cycle, what is the official title of the Ministry of Women and Child Development’s national award for children with exceptional achievements?
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The 2026 award is the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. An earlier scheme used Bal Shakti Puraskar for the child-achievement component and Bal Kalyan Puraskar for contributions to child welfare. From 2022, Bal Shakti Puraskar was subsumed under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar and Bal Kalyan Puraskar was closed.
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This is an earlier name for the national award recognising exceptional child achievement.
Option B
Bal Kalyan Puraskar was a separate component for contributions to child welfare and was closed from 2022.
Option C
The Ministry’s 2026 calendar lists the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar.
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Bal Shakti Puraskar was the child-achievement component later subsumed under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar.
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