Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to launch AICTE's Lilavati Award 2020

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal will launch the Lilavati Award 2020 on Tuesday evening. The online event will begin at 5 pm, and AICTE Chairman Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe and Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare will also be present.

The Lilavati Award is an initiative of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and it aims to recognise efforts by AICTE-approved institutions to treat women with ‘equality and fairness’.

The theme of this award is women empowerment and it aims to use “traditional Indian values” to raise awareness on issues such as sanitation, hygiene, health



and nutrition.

It also aims to “create awareness about issues like literacy, employment, technology, credit, marketing, innovation, skill development, natural resources, and rights among women”.

Institutions or teams comprising students or faculty or both from AICTE-approved institutions can submit the entries for the Lilavati Award through the official website.

As per AICTE, “The eligible entries received from different institutions will be evaluated by a committee and the winning team will get certificates for first, second and third ranks under every sub-theme.”