Manipur Information Centre
NEW DELHI Aug 2
Thoubal District was among six districts which received the 5th JRD Tata Memorial Award at a solemn function held at Indian Habitat Centre here recently for outstanding performance in improving the health of their people in recent past. The Deputy Commissioner of Thoubal District K. Radhakumar received the award instituted by the Population Foundation of India, New Delhi from the Nobel Laureate and renowned economist Prof. Amartya Sen.
Two states – Mizoram and Goa also received the 5th JRD Tata Memorial Award in the State category. While Mizoram was selected from among 18 high-focus states, defined under the National Rural Health Mission as states with poor health indicators and weak infrastructure, Goa lead from among the non high-focus states.
The districts – Varanasi from Uttar Pradesh, Jajpur from Odisha and Thoubal from Manipur, were selected among high-focus states in the large, medium and small population categories respectively; and Ahmadnagar in Maharashtra, Firozpur in Punjab and North Goa in Goa from the non high-focus states in the large, medium and small population categories. The award, instituted by the Population Foundation of India (PFI), in memory of its Founder Chairman JRD Tata, recognizes the pace of progress by states and districts on population and reproductive health programmes.
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