Twenty four children, including eight girls, will be given National Bravery Awards for the year 2014.
Four of these awards will be given posthumously.
The Bharat Award has been conferred on sixteen-and-a-half-year-old Resham Fatma of Uttar Pradesh, an acid attack victim, who displayed outstanding courage while fighting off her tormentor.
The Geeta Chopra award has been conferred on thirteen-and-a-half-year-old Gunjan Sharma of Assam who displayed valour in saving her friends from the clutches of an abductor.
The children will receive their awards from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 24, and will also participate in the Republic Day parade.The awardees will receive a medal, certificate and cash.
The National Bravery Award Scheme was initiated by the Indian Council for Child Welfare to give due recognition to the children who perform outstanding deeds of bravery.
Since the inception of the scheme in 1957, the ICCW has given awards to 895 children.