As many as 16 social workers belonging to backward classes will be honoured with Ramji Mahajan Puraskar here on September 17 at 4pm. The awardees selected by a jury constituted by State Government include 8 males and 8 females.
The female awardees include Seema Bharti, Chhindwara, Jyoti Verma, Bhopal, Kamla Yadav, Sagar, Kalpana Sarkar, Hoshangabad, Shobha Rajput lodhi, Chhatarpur, Rekharani Soni, Datia, Neelima Ghorse, Chhindwara and Manisha Gaur Indore.
Similarly, the male awardees are Ajmer Singh Yadav, Bhind, Narayan Singh Kushwaha, Bhopal, Yadavlal Chauhan, Indore, Vishnu Kumar Arya, Sagar, Rajram Gujrati Patidar, Bhopal, Subhash Chaurasia, Jabalpur, Shambhudayal Baghel, Gwalior and Salakram Kurmi, Sagar.
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be the chief guest. MP Narendra Singh Tomar, Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ajay Vishnoi, Water Resources Minister Jayant Malaiya, legislative Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra, Farmers Welfare Minister Ramkrishna Kusmaria, Minister of State for Home Narayan Singh Kushwaha and Minister of State for Medical Education Mahendra Hardia will also be present. Each awardee will be given `1 lakh cash and citation as part of the award.