Port Blair, Nov. 16: Two health professionals from A&N Islands, Smti Vijaya Saigal, Retired Matron, GB Pant Hospital and Smti Chandra Mallick, ANM, GB Pant Hospital were awarded with National Florence Nightingale Awards-2021 for their meritorious services in the field of health services by the President of India, Smti Droupadi Murmu during the award ceremony held at New Delhi recently.

At a brief function held today in the chamber of the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Smti Vijaya Saigal and Smti Chandra Mallick who got the prestigious award were acknowledged by the Chief Secretary, Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS for their meritorious service rendered during the COVID pandemic in presence of senior officers of the Administration. The Chief Secretary congratulated them and also bestowed his best wishes to them.