President Pranab Mukherjee will present the National Florence Nightingale Awards to nursing personnel tomorrow on the occasion of International Nurses Day.
The event will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare instituted the National Florence Nightingale Awards in 1973 as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services of nurses.
Until 2014, a total of 306 nurses had been decorated with this award. This year, 35 nursing personnel will receive the Florence Nightingale Awards.