List Of National Florence Nightingale Award (2023 Updated)

Last Updated: 7 March 2023

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Award for the year 2021 to Nursing Professionals on 7^th November 2022 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The National Florence Nightingale Award was instituted in the year 1973 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by nurses and nursing professionals to the society.

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National Florence Nightingale Award 2021

No.	Awardee	State/UT	Category
1	Chandra Mallik	Andaman & Nicobar	ANM
2	S. Vijaya Saigal	Andaman & Nicobar	Nurse
3	Miriyala Jhansi Rani	Andhra Pradesh	Nurse
4	Longku Yakh	Arunachal Pradesh	LHV
5	Shabrun Khatun	Bihar	ANM
6	Naziya Parveen	Bihar	Nurse
7	Harinder Kaur	Chandigarh	Nurse
8	Geeta Rani	Delhi	ANM
9	Meera Mukund Dhote	Delhi	Nurse
10	Dafda Chaturbhai Khimabhai	Gujarat	Nurse
11	Varshaben D. Rajput	Gujarat	Nurse
12	Jonils Alvin Macwan	Gujarat	Nurse
13	Savita Rani	Haryana	Nurse
14	Promila Devi	Himachal Pradesh	Nurse
15	Ahmedullah Wani	Jammu & Kashmir	Nurse
16	Laxmi Metre	Karnataka	ANM
17	Sajeeda Banu	Karnataka	ANM
18	P.S. Kaveri	Karnataka	LHV
19	Elsa Sanatombi Devi	Karnataka	Nurse
20	Sheelarani VS	Kerala	ANM
21	Susan Chacko	Kerala	Nurse
22	Mohammed Kasim AB	Lakshadweep	Nurse
23	Manisha Bhauso Jadhav	Maharashtra	ANM
24	Rajeshree Tulshiram Patil	Maharashtra	LHV
25	Alaka Vilas Korekar	Maharashtra	Nurse
26	Anjali Anant Patwardhan	Maharashtra	Nurse
27	Thaimei Sanahanbi	Manipur	ANM
28	Wairokpam Hemabati Devi	Manipur	LHVP
29	Takhellambam Helena Devi	Manipur	Nurse
30	Victorealness Syiemlieh	Meghalaya	Nurse
31	Vanlalrovi	Mizoram	Nurse
32	Damayanti Rout	Odisha	ANM
33	Khulana Barik	Odisha	Nurse
34	Sibani Das	Odisha	Nurse
35	V. Angalaisvary	Puducherry	ANM
36	Sarasvady V.	Puducherry	Nurse
37	Surinder Kaur	Punjab	Nurse
38	Indu Laxmi Sankhla	Rajasthan	ANM
39	Ram Prasad Meena	Rajasthan	Nurse
40	Punita A. Sharma	Rajasthan	Nurse
41	Tika Devi Pandey	Sikkim	ANM
42	Tashi Lamu Sherpa	Sikkim	Nurse
43	E. Mangammal	Tamil Nadu	ANM
44	S. Selvi	Tamil Nadu	ANM
45	Atashi Majumder	Tripura	Nurse
46	Ganga Joshi	Uttarakhand	ANM
47	Shashi Kala Pandey	Uttarakhand	Nurse
48	Suman Dubey	Uttar Pradesh	Nurse
49	Lissy Achankunju	Uttar Pradesh	Nurse
50	Dona Das Ghosh	West Bengal	ANM
51	Smita Kar	West Bengal	ANM

Acronyms:
1) ANM: Auxiliary Nurse Midwife
2) LHV: Lady Health Visitor

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Statewise Award Distribution

No.	State/UT	Award
1	Andaman & Nicobar	2
2	Andhra Pradesh	1
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1
4	Bihar	2
5	Chandigarh	1
6	Delhi	2
7	Gujarat	3
8	Haryana	1
9	Himachal Pradesh	1
10	Jammu & Kashmir	1
11	Karnataka	4
12	Kerala	2
13	Lakshadweep	1
14	Maharashtra	4
15	Manipur	3
16	Meghalaya	1
17	Mizoram	1
18	Odisha	3
19	Puducherry	2
20	Punjab	1
21	Rajasthan	3
22	Sikkim	2
23	Tamil Nadu	2
24	Tripura	1
25	Uttarakhand	2
26	Uttar Pradesh	2
27	West Bengal	2

National Florence Nightingale Award 2020

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 to 51 awardees at a virtual ceremony, in the presence of Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare.

No.	Awardee	State/UT	Category
1	D Roopakala	Andhra Pradesh	CN
2	Amuluru Padmaja	Andhra Pradesh	NE/R
3	Rubu Yape	Arunachal Pradesh	CN
4	Rajila Roy	Assam	CN
5	Renju Kumari	Bihar	ANM
6	Bandana Kumari	Bihar	CN
7	Ajay	Chandigarh	CN
8	Daisy Abraham	Chhattisgarh	NE/R
9	Samdar Janu Kamdi	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	ANM
10	Victoria Elvira Noronha	Daman & Diu	ANM
11	Sonia Chauhan	Delhi	CN
12	Shashi Bala Kalra	Delhi	CN
13	Usha Rani Ahuja	Delhi	CN
14	SV Saraswati	Delhi	NA
15	Geeta Chandrakant Salgaonkar	Goa	ANM
16	Prashant Gunu Devidas	Goa	CN
17	Bhanumati Somabhai Gheewala	Gujarat	CN
18	Pragna P Dabhi	Gujarat	NA
19	Indira Jadhav Daniel	Haryana	NE/R
20	VidyaBharanta	Himachal Pradesh	LHV
21	Aruna Kumari	Himachal Pradesh	CN
22	Shailla Cannie	Jammu & Kashmir	NE/R
23	Ashisan Kullu	Jharkhand	CN
24	Mariyamma M C	Karnataka	ANM
25	K Gayathri Devi	Karnataka	LHV
26	Geetha P	Kerala	CN
27	Mohammed Asif	Lakshadweep	CN
28	Rashmi Pandekar	Madhya Pradesh	CN
29	Premlata Sanjay Patil	Maharashtra	ANM
30	Shalini Najukrao Kumare	Maharashtra	CN
31	K. Biaklun	Manipur	ANM
32	Sagolsem Rama Meitei Chanu	Manipur	CN
33	Leitmon Paslein	Meghalaya	ANM
34	Vanlalthuami	Mizoram	ANM
35	C Dengthangpuii	Mizoram	LHV
36	Premalata Barik	Odisha	LHV
37	P Latha	Puducherry	ANM
38	K. Anuradha	Puducherry	CN
39	Satya Devi	Punjab	CN
40	Anita Vyas	Rajasthan	ANM
41	Sunita Devi	Rajasthan	ANM
42	O V Usha	Tamil Nadu	ANM
43	S Vellankanni	Tamil Nadu	ANM
44	G Manimegalai	Tamil Nadu	CN
45	Anaparthi Aruna Kumari	Telangana	ANM
46	M D Shukura	Telangana	ANM
47	Ashim Das	Tripura	CN
48	Urwashi Dixit	Uttar Pradesh	CN
49	Kamla Thapa	Uttarakhand	CN
50	Sunita Dutta	West Bengal	ANM
51	Nilima Das	West Bengal	CN

Acronyms:
1) ANM: Auxiliary Nurse Midwife
2) LHV: Lady Health Visitor
3) CN: Clinical Nurses
4) NA: Nurse Administrator
5) NE/R: Nurse Educator/Researcher

Statewise Award Distribution

No.	State/UT	Award
1	Andhra Pradesh	2
2	Arunachal Pradesh	1
3	Assam	1
4	Bihar	2
5	Chandigarh	1
6	Chhattisgarh	1
7	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	1
8	Daman & Diu	1
9	Delhi	4
10	Goa	2
11	Gujarat	2
12	Haryana	1
13	Himachal Pradesh	2
14	Jammu & Kashmir	1
15	Jharkhand	1
16	Karnataka	2
17	Kerala	1
18	Lakshadweep	1
19	Madhya Pradesh	1
20	Maharashtra	2
21	Manipur	2
22	Meghalaya	1
23	Mizoram	2
24	Odisha	1
25	Puducherry	2
26	Punjab	1
27	Rajasthan	2
28	Tamil Nadu	3
29	Telangana	2
30	Tripura	1
31	Uttarakhand	1
32	Uttar Pradesh	1
33	West Bengal	2