First National Award for Senior Citizens- Vayoshreshtha Samman, 2013 Presented

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the First National Award for Senior Citizens - Vayoshreshtha Samman, 2013 on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons at a function in New Delhi on 1st October 2013.

Vayoshreshtha Samman, 2013 were given in the following categories:

• National Award for Best Institution for providing services to senior citizens and Awareness Generation
• National Award for Best State in implementing the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act, 2007, & providing services and facilities to senior citizens
• National Award for Centenarian Senior Citizen
• National Award for Iconic Mother
• National Award for Lifetime Achievement
• National Award for Creative Art
• National Award for Sports & Adventure Award (Male)
• National Award for Sports and Adventure (Female)