Vanita Ratnam Award
Name of recipient Name of award Field of Excel
Mary Esthappan Akkamma Cherian award Social service
Lalitha Sadasivan Captain Lakshmi award Education
K. P. Sudheera Kamala Surayya award Literature
Jagadamma Rani Lakshmi Bai award Governance
Mini M Justice Fathima Beevi award Science
Malathi G Menon Mrinalini Sarabhai award Arts and culture
Sharmila Mary Punnen Lukose award Health
Krishnakumari A Annie Thayyil award Media
Betty Joseph ( Indian sports person ) Kuttimaluamma award Sports
Rejitha Madhu Sukumari award Acting
Radhamani T Annie Mascarene award Women empowerment
Vanita Ratnam Awards 2017 -- recipients
The awards for the year 2017 was announced on 3 March 2018 for 11 personalities , each of them to be receive a cash prize of ₹ 300 thousand and a citation . [ 4 ]
Vanita Ratnam awards are the awards, instituted and given every year by the Women and child development department (formerly Social Welfare Department) of Government of Kerala to honor the women who excel in various fields of social service, education, literature, governance, science, arts and culture, health, media, sports, acting and women empowerment. The award which carries a cash prize of 300 thousand rupees each, was instituted in December 2013 and started to give away from 2014.