Mangaluru: 10-year-old Rakesh Krishna from Bannur taluk have been chosen for the central governments prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) award. On behalf of the Dakshina Kanna district administration, deputy commissioner Dr Rajendra K V congratulated Rakesh.
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi interacted with Rakesh Krishna through the video conferencing facility at the office of the Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner at 12.30 pm on January 25.
He is one among the nine children to receive the award under the Innovation Category. Formerly known as the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, PMRBP is India’s highest civilian honour for those under the age of 18.
This award is conferred, every year on Republic Day, to children with outstanding achievements in the fields of innovation, sports, arts and culture, social service, scholastic field, and bravery.
Rakesh Krishna, who studied at Vivekananda English Medium School, Puttur, has focused on the agriculture sector and come out with many prototypes. One among these is the “Novel seeder for systematic cultivation”, which he presented at the Jignyasa 2018 competition organised by Agastya International Foundation in Bengaluru.
Rakesh Krishna is the son of Ravishankar Nekkila and Dr Durgarathna couple who are residents of Bannur, Puttur. He is a first year PU student of Expert PU College in Mangaluru. He had become the winner of the gold medal in the national level ‘inspire award’ science model contest organized by the department of science and technology of the central government. He was chosen for participating in the international science programme being held at Japan.
