PM Narendra Modi presents National Bravery Awards to 18 children including 7 girls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday presented the National Bravery Awards to 18 children, seven of them being girls.

Met the winners of the National Bravery Awards 2017. In the next set of Tweets, I would be talking about every winner and his or her bravery. Their acts of courage will leave you amazed and inspired! pic.twitter.com/8gh4cxAprT

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 24, 2018

Three of these awards were presented posthumously.

Interacting with the awardees, Modi said their deeds of bravery inspire other children, and often engender a sense of self-confidence among other children.

He remarked that most of the awardees are from rural and humble backgrounds. He said that perhaps their daily struggles had helped instill resilience in them to deal courageously in adverse situations, an official statement said.

The awards are divided into five categories- Bharat Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award, and General National Bravery Awards.