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National Honours

Awards & Recognition

Three decades of service — honoured by four Presidents, the Vice President, and the Prime Minister of India.

Dr. Saibaba Goud receiving citation from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2002

Best Institution for the Blind — President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

With President K.R. Narayanan
1997

Best Individual Working for the Blind — President K.R. Narayanan

National Award from President Ram Nath Kovind
2017

National Award — President Ram Nath Kovind

With VP Venkaiah Naidu
2019

Best Braille Printing Press — VP M. Venkaiah Naidu

With PM Narendra Modi
2014

PM Modi releases Braille biography of Sardar Patel

With President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
1990s

Honoured by President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

Padma Shri Award

Honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri Award by the Former President of India, Smt.Pratibha Patil, on 14 th April, 2009, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

B.C. Roy National Award

Won the B.C. Roy National Award from the Former President of India, Shri A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – the highest award given to a Medical Doctor in India.

Prime Minister Released Book

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released the Braille Version of the Biography of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in New Delhi on July 23, 2014.

National Award

Dr. Goud received National Award from His Excellency Shri. Ramnad Kovind, President of India on 3rd December, 2017, World Disabled Day at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

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Awards from the Ophthalmological Society of India

Received Five Awards from the All India Ophthalmological Society of India

  • K.R.Datta Award
  • J.S. Mahashabde Award
  • Award for Documentary on Glaucoma
  • Dr. T. Agarwal’s Gold Medal (IIRS)
  • E. V. Srinivasan Award

    • Honours by Public Service Organisations and NGOs

    Some Outstanding Honours Bestowed by Public Service Organisations and NGOs .

  • Received best NGO award from Shri K. Chandrashekar Rao, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Telangana State.
  • Drishti Pradatha Award
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • Outstanding Lion Award
  • Rastriya Gaurav Award
  • Vijaya Shree Award
  • Sanatana Dharma Award by Guruji Sivananda Murthy.
  • Samaikya Bharat Gaurav Satkar Award instituted by Delhi Telugu Academy. The Award was given by His Excellency Shri Balram Jakhar, the then Governor of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Dr. Nandini Ramesh Gandhi Memorial Award – 2006 for Outstanding Contribution for the Welfare of the Blind presented by Dr. Nandini Ramesh Gandhi Public Charitable Trust.
  • Yudhvir Memorial Award – 2011 Outstanding Contribution for the Welfare of the Blind by Yudhvir Foundation.

    • Mrs. Goud has the distinction of being a seasoned organizer

  • She received the “Best Institution in the Country Award” from the then Vice President of India, Shri Hamid Ansari.
  • Her keen interest in the welfare of the blind was kindled when she saw some blind children with their parents in her husband's clinic.
  • Her name has entered the Limca Book of World Records.

    • 30th National Children's Science Congress 2023

    Out of 638 projects around Asia, the Devnar School project was chosen as one of the top 11 projects at the 30th National Children's Science Congress in 2023 .

    30th National Children's Science Congress in 2023