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This award is given since the centenary year 1996 of the Samstha to express gratitude toward Baya Karve and to acknowledge the contribution of a woman in the education or social field. The award consists of Rs. 1,01,000/- (Rs One Lakh One Thousand, only) and a memento and it is conferred every year on 29th November in fond remembrance of Baya Karve
Meanwhile, award recipient Joya Tasung Moyong said that, the 25th Baya Karve Award money of Rs.1 lakh one thousand will be kept in a fixed deposit and from the interest money WASE will conduct activities involving the youths in the villages. The name of the program will be “Baya’s Roots”. “The award money that I received is for those children WASE is fighting for and so it will go back to the children and the society”, added Joya.
“I on behalf of WASE extend our gratitude to Maharshi Karve Stree Shishan Samstha, (MKSSS),Pune, for awarding the 25th Baya Karve Purushkar to our General Secretary, WASE. By awarding the 25th Baya Karve Purushkar to WASE, MKSSS has strengthened us in our fight against the social evils that are destroying our society”, said Yamik Dulom Darang, President, WASE.