Awards and Recognitions
ARPAN’s team members have been honoured with several prestigious awards, including the Karmaveer Puraskar (2000), State Stree Shakti Tillu Rauteli Award (2010), recognition for efforts during flash flood of 2013 by the District Administration, Zilla Mahila Samman (2014), and Stree Shakti Award(2015) , recognization by the Didihat Tehsil authority for work in empowering elected women representatives (2022); received a commendation letter from the Uttarakhand Women’s Commission for supporting girl child rights (2021); and earned a certificate from the Panchayati Raj Department of Uttarakhand for community work (2023). Certificate from District Legal service Authority for rendering services to people in need ( 2023 )
At the District level, ARPAN serves as a member of the following key committees:
- Chairperson, Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Committee (Local Complaints Committee), District Administration, Pithoragarh
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) Committee
- Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Committee
- Child Welfare Advisory Board
- Child Welfare Committee Chairperson (2018- 2022)
- Member, Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Committee (Border Security Force/SSB)