A Peek Into National Bravery Award 2023. See Pics

The National Bravery Awards are presented yearly to approximately 25 Indian youngsters under the age of 18 for meritorious acts of bravery against all odds.  The Government of India and the Indian Council for Child Welfare present the awards which was established in 1957. (Image Source: PTI)

This picture shows the children who have been selected for the National Bravery Award 2023, during a press conference ahead of Republic Day 2023, in New Delhi on January 20. (Image Source: PTI)

The ICCW welcomes applications for the National Bravery Award every year which are submitted by government entities such as local and district governments, school districts, and child welfare councils. (Image Source: PTI)

This committee is made up of representatives from top government and non-government organisations, including the president's and vice-secretariats, president's the Central Social Welfare Board, the Indian Police, All India Radio, Doordarshan, the National Bal Bhavan, and SOS Children's Villages of India. (Image Source: PTI)

The prizes are often announced on 14 November, Children's Day, or in January of the following year, and are later delivered by the prime minister on the eve of Republic Day, with the President hosting a reception in their honour prior to this, where the children meet the media. (Image Source: PTI)

For saving her cousin from electrocution, 13-year-old Laxmi Yedlewar from Nanded district has been named as one of the winners of the National Bravery Award this year along with Uttam Tanti of Assam's Dhekiajuli for rescuing a woman and her son during flood, among others. (Image Source: PTI)

On 26 January, the awardees take part in the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath, New Delhi. (Image Source: PTI)