National Bravery Awards: NBA were recently given by the PM of India for the year 2016. The awards were first time constituted in 1957 and since then Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) has been giving the National Awards for Bravery every year to the children from various parts of the country. NBA consists of 5 categories viz. Bharat Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Bapu Gaidhani Awards and General Awards. Financial assistance are given to the winners till they complete their schooling as well as in their professional degree courses, ICCW will provide such winner scholarships under its Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme.