Manipal lass Archana conferred award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

 

Manipal, 06 Dec 2015: Archana Jai Vittal MJ was conferred the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2015 under the category, Role Model Awards on December 3.

 

The award was presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

 

 

Archana, a resident of Asare, a home for the specially challenged run by Archana Trust and Manipal University, has a string of achievements to her credit and the award came as an apt reward for all her outstanding accomplishments. She is a swimmer who has won medals at international competitions; she is also a social worker who keenly participates in Rotary Club of Manipal Town, she also lends a helping hand in the Department of Kasturba Medical Records.

 

Archana was conferred the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2012 for her achievements in sports.

 

Archana’s best in swimming has been the two bronze medals she won for India in freestyle and medley relay at the First Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games at Newcastle in Australia two years ago. She has been winning medals at the state and national level competitions over the last few years.

 

An elated Jai Vittal, Estate Officer, Manipal University said that he was extremely happy that his daughter was selected for the prestigious award.