Assam NGO wins Children’s Champion Award 2023 : An NGO from Assam’s Pathsala, Students’ Welfare Mission, which has been working for special and autistic children, was conferred with the Children’s Champion Award 2023.
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The award, instituted by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights in 2022, recognises individuals and institutions championing the cause of children in education, justice, health, nutrition, sports, and artistic expression. The Commission had received 1,100 nominations from organisations and individuals across the country. The Mission popularly known as Tapoban has been awarded in the health and nutrition category.
The founder president of the Mission, Kumud Kalita, received the award that carries Rs 75,000, a certificate and a plaque. This award was instituted by the Delhi Commission for the Protection of Child Rights.