Yashadamini Puraskar

The Yashadamini Puraskar is awarded by the Government of Goa state in (India). It is an annual award conferred by the Directorate of Women & Child Development of the Government of Goa.^[1] The award was established in 2001.^[2]

Yashadamini Puraskar
Country	India
Presented by	Government of Goa
Reward(s)	₹10,000 (US$120)
First award	2001
Highlights
Total awarded	44 (2013)
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Description

The award aims to encourage women in different fields. It is awarded to the women who have made a mark in various fields, such as sports, education, art and culture, social work, cooperative movement, women empowerment, teaching and other professions, etc.^[1]

The prize consists of a cash award of Rupees Ten Thousand and a silver salver.^[1]

List of awardees

Following are some of the awardees of the Yashadamini Puraskar:

Year	Awardee
2001	Norma Alvares[3]
2002	Phyllis Faria[4]
2002	Meena Kakodkar[5]
2002	Sanyogita Rane[6]
2003	Auda Viegas[7][8]
2004	Sudha Amonkar[9]
2004	Dr. Lalana Bakhale[9]
2004	Precila Dias[9]
2004	Dr. Judith D'Costa[9]
2004	Amita Nayak Salatry[9]
2004	Celsa Antao[9]
2004	Shalini Gaude[9]
2004	Leena Pednekar[9]
2006	Angela Naik[10]
2006	Dr. Nishtha Desai[10][11]
2006	Jyoti Kunkolienkar[10]
2009	Vimal Dinanath Dabholkar[2]
2009	Anita Kundatkar[2]
2009	Monica Lobo Dourado[2]
2009	Claudia Vaz[2]
2009	Manisha Naik[2]
2009	Amol Krishna Morajkar[2]
2009	Nelly Rodrigues[2]
2009	Jayanti Naik[2]
2010	Steffi Cardozo[12]
2011	Krishni Walke[13]
2011	Seema Pednekar[13]
2011	Aparnadevi Rane Sardesai[13]
2011	Priyanka Rane[13]
2011	Roopa Kerkar[13]
2011	Gulab Vernekar[13]
2011	Ashwini Zambaulikar[13]
2011	Sachika Almeida[13]
2011	Pushpal Dhaimodkar[13]
2012	Shubhalaxmi Mandrekar[14]
2012	Malini Chari[14]
2012	Deeplaxmi Kumar Avati[14]
2012	Sumedha Kamat Dessai[14]
2012	Meghana Kurundwadkar[14]
2012	Vijaya Sheldekar[14]
2012	Suhasini Prabhugaonkar[14]
2013	Ana Pinto[15]
2013	Mangala More[15]
2013	Shilpa Jagganath Bhosle[15][16]