Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi
Award Name : Padma Shri
Year of Award : 2015
Award for : Medical
Location : Manipur, Bengal, India
Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi is an Indian medical doctor and the Chief Medical Officer of Imphal west region in the Indian state of Manipur. She was born in Manipur, India. She has been serving in the Manipur state medical service since 1979, mostly working in the rural areas and has headed the food safety office during two visits of Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, to the state. She was the recipient of the Dr BR Ambedkar International Award,2014. Nepal Law and Order Minister Narhari Acharya handed over the award to Dr. Bimola Kumari at a function organised by Nepal-India Friendship Organisation, Babu Jagjivan Kala Sanskriti and Sahitya Academy at Kathmandu on May 24 last year. In 2015, he received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. Dr S Bimola Kumari joined the State Medical Service in October 1979 and served mostly in rural areas of Manipur with dedication towards a better healthy life of the society.