Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai

Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai (born 1 June 1969) is a tribal social worker from Taparwada Village, Tapi district, Gujarat, India, known for her work in transforming several villages in Gujarat to open-defecation free villages. She is also known for her work for the empowerment of rural women by setting up a large number of self help groups of women. In the year 2022, the government of India honoured Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai by conferring the Padma Shri Award for her contribution to social work.

Padma Shri award

In the year 2022, the government of India conferred the Padma Shri Award, the third highest award in the Padma series of awards, on Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai for her distinguished service in the field of social work. The award was in recognition of her service as a "Tribal social worker - leading SHGs in working across education, healthcare and sanitation".

Other recognitions Some other awards conferred on Ramilaben include: "Swachh Shakti Award" in 2017 for outstanding performance under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan "Nari tu Narayani Award"