1. Shram Awards
• The Union Government has announced to confer the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards 2017 to 40 workers across country.
• The Prime Minister’s Shram Awards were instituted in 1985 by the Government of India.
• This national award is conferred on workers for outstanding contributions that improve productivity, innovation, and indigenization, resulting in saving foreign exchange.
• The award is also given for long-term exceptional dedicated work.
• The objective of the Prime Ministers Shram Awards is to recognize the outstanding contributions made by workmen as defined in the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 in organizations both in public and private sector and who have distinguished record of performance, devotion to duty of a high order, specific contribution in the field of productivity and proven innovative abilities among others.
• There are four types of awards:
1. Shram Ratna: Two lakhs and recognition of their contribution to their field (a Sanad).
2. Shram Bhushan: 100000 and a Sanad.
3. Shram Vir / Shram Veerangana: 60000 and a Sanad.
4. Shram Devi / Shram Shree: 40000 and a Sanad.