National award (March 8th, 2008)
 
 
 
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Awards and Honours
1

National award : Stree Shakti Puruskar 2005 ( March 8th, 2008)

2

National award for women's development through application of science and technology conferred on Dr. Rani Bang. (March 8th, 2008)

3

MacArthur Foundation International Award for creative and effective institutions. (2006)

4

Jamanalal Bajaj Award from Jamanalal Bajaj Foundation, Mumbai (2006)

5 'Alert Citizen' Award from Citizen Forum Maharashtra, Nagpur (2006)
6 Selected as a Global Health Hero by the TIME magazine, USA.(2005)
7 'Spirit of Mastek Award' for exemplary work that has helped reduce child deaths at Gadchiroli, from Mastek Limited, Mumbai, (2005)
8
'Navratna Puraskar' from Doordarshan Sahyadri Channel, Mumbai (2005)
9
'Anandmai Puraskar' from Late Deenanath Mangeshkar Pratisthan, Mumbai (2005)
10
'Bhai Ghanaiya' Award of ek aarogya abhiyan from Red Swastik Society, Mumbai (2005)
11 'Jeevan Gourav' Puraskar from Parkar Medical Foundation, Ratnagiri (2004)
12 Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Puraskar from Shri Ahilyotsava Samittee, Indore, (2004)
13 'Lokshikshak' Puraskar Late Pandurang Apte Guruji Smarak Trust (2004)
14 Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Award, Mumbai (2004)
15 'Tararani Bhadrakali' Puraskar, from Tararani Bhadrakali Vidhyapeeth, Kolhapur (2004)
16 'Mauli Anandi Puraskar' from Sadguru Vishwanath Maharaj Rukalikar Trust, Kolhapur (2004)
17 'Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar', The highest honour from the Govt. of Maharashtra (2003)
18 'Prabhat Puraskar', for social work, Late V. Shantaram trust (2003)
19 Rajiv Gandhi Award, Mumbai (2003)
20 'Shram Seva Puraskar' from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik (2003)
21 Vivekanand Manava Sewa Award, Pune (2002)
22 Ramshastri Prabhune Puraskar for social justice - Satara (2002)
23 Satpal Mittal Award for Population - by the Indian Association of Parliamentarians, New Delhi (2002)
24 Jankibai Apte, Balikshram, Puraskar, Ahamednagar (2002)
25 Adi-Shakti Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar Mahalakshmi Trust, Pune (2002)
26 The State Award for De-addiction - Government of Maharashtra (2001)
27 The State award for literary writing on science - the Marathi book on
"My Enlightening Heart Disease" (2001)
28 Late. Vinaykumar Parashar Smruti Purskar, Akola (2001)
29 Late Kamalatai Jamkar, Darpan Puraskar (2001)
30 State Govt. literary Award, for the book 'Goeen' (2000)
31 Yashwantrao Chavan Pratisthan Award for the outstanding contribution to rural development in Maharashtra (2000)
32 Sant Bal Award for humanitorian service, Ahmedabad (2000)
33 Sahitya Samrat Na. Chi. Kelkar Literary award (2000)
34 Shri Anant Bhalerao Pratisthan (Augangabad) Puraskar (2000)
35 Savitri Bai Phule Puraskar from the Govt. of Maharashtra, for the work among women (2000)
36 Dr. James Tong award of the Voluntary health Association of India to SEARCH for being the outstanding voluntary institution in India (1999)
37 Kasturba Gandhi Puraskar (1999)
38 Sane Guruji Puraskar (1999)
39 Late Shrimati Vimaltai Tidke Puraskar (1999)
40 Samajwadi Mahila Sanghatan Puraskar (1998)
41 Dr. Sheshadri Gold medal and Prize of the Indian Council of Medical Research for outstanding contribution to community medicine in India (1996)
42 Natu Foundation Award (1996)
43 Selected as 'The couple of the year 1996' for the annual issue of the national magazine 'The Week' (1996)
44 'Shamrao Bapu Kapgate Smruti Purskar' for outstanding female social worker (1995)
45 Mahatma Gandhi Award (1994)
46 Maniklal Gandhi Charaitable trust award for outstanding Woman Social Worker of Vidarbha (1991)
47 State Award as "Adivasi Sevak" by the Government of Maharashtra for health care and research in tribal area (1987)
'Anandmai Puraskar' Mumbai
Maharashtra Bhushan Award
'Satpal Mittal Award', New Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi Award, Mumbai
Dr. Sheshadri Gold medal