Awards

  • 22 Jan, 2010

    Vaatsalya has been awarded the Rashtriya Samman Puraskar – 2010 for outstanding contribution in Healthcare sector. This award is given by Indian Economic Development & Research Association (IEDRA) every year to recognise & motivate the organisations for their phenomenal & eminent performance in their respective fields. The award ceremony was held on 20th February 2010 at New Delhi, the award was handed over by Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi, former Union Minister and current Member of Parliament.

  • 29 Apr, 2009

    Sankalp 2009 is an effort to discover, connect and support the most investible social MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium enterprises) operating in 5 high impact sectors : Agriculture and Rural Innovations, Education for all, Healthcare Inclusion, Environment & Clean Energy and Highly Scalable Social Models.

    Vaatsalya was the winner in the Growth Category (Healthcare Inclusion). You can watch the youtube video on Vaatsalya here:

    More at Sankalp Forum

  • 18 Dec, 2008

    Launched in 2005, the L-RAMP Awards recognise and celebrate the spirit of innovation by awarding achievers in the field of grassroots innovation – innovators, entrepreneurs, investors and the media. By doing so, the L-RAMP Awards also draw attention to the constantly humming but largely unnoticed world of grassroots innovation – a world characterised by strong ideas, never-say-die innovators, committed entrepreneurs and socially responsible media.

    More at LRAMP site

  • 13 Oct, 2007


    For our plan "Bridging the Gap in Healthcare Access" Vaatsalya bagged the first prize in the BiD Challenge India 2007.

    The BiD Challenge India offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop and execute business plans for profit and poverty reduction in India. They also invite national and international financiers who are interested in filtered and quality double bottom line investments. BiD Challenge India is part of a worldwide initiative, called the BiD Network.

    Launching for the first time in India, 153 proposals were submitted, of which 107 met the criteria. Each plans has have been screened three times by seperate professionals in India. 59 Round 2 participants were selected and 11 of them were invited to Bombay to present their plan on October 12, 2007.