Padma Shri awardee Prabhaben Shah passes away

Padma Shri awardee Prabhaben Shah passes away

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Category : Obituaries Published on: January 23 2023

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Social worker and Padma Shri awardee Prabhaben Shah of Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu has passed away.
She was 92.
For her selfless services, Prabhaben was awarded India’s fourth highest civilian Award, Padma Shri in January 2022 in the social work category.
She had been working for women’s empowerment and the environmental issues for the past six decades.
She was attached to Swaraj Ashram in Bardoli town and was influenced by Gandhian ideology, since her childhood.
Prabhaben had also worked for eradication of the dowry practice. Her work field was not only was limited to Daman and Diu and DNH but also in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Goa.

The Civilian awards conferred are:

Bharat Ratna- 1st degree of honour
Padma Vibhushan- 2nd degree of honour
Padma Bhushan- 3rd degree of honour
Padma Shri- 4th degree of honour
All these Awards were instituted in the year 1954.

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