President Kovind felicitated exceptional women achievers who are the first to set a milestone in their respective fields at Rashtrapati Bhawan. 112 women were selected after an extensive research process by Women & Child Development Ministry. The women who have been felicitated are those who have been the first in any field like first woman judge, first woman porter, first Olympian etc. Among those who were honoured by President include: Bachendri Pal: First Indian woman to reach the Mount Everest summit Deepa Malik: first woman to win a medal at the Paralympics Priya Jhingan: First Lady Cadet to join the Indian Army P V Sindhu: Olympic silver medallist Nicole Faria: winner of the Miss earth title Karnam Malleswari: Olympic medal winning weightlifter Karnam Malleswari Anshu Jamsenpa: First Indian woman to scale Mt Everest for fifth time Chhavi Rajawat: India’s first woman Sarpanch Diana Edulji: First ODI captain of the first ever Indian Women’s Cricket Team.