“RAKSHAK PURASKARS’’ Award

The Directorate of Women and Child Development, Government of Goa, has instituted the “RAKSHAK PURASKARS” Award. The awards are being conferred from the year 2015 onwards and presented on Independence Day i.e. 15th August. The awards are conferred to two persons every year. The awards are conferred to the individuals who have shown exceptional courage, especially in adverse circumstances in coming to aid, protecting or helping beyond the call of duty and assisting in dealing with the victims of any type of violence, attack or harassment against women and girls at home, in the workplace and everywhere in the public domain and has shown their respect and dignity to women in society within the State of Goa. The Award aims to spread the message to encourage and motivate all to bestow respect and dignity to women in society in the State of Goa.