The Directorate of Health Services has entrusted SHSRC-Kerala with drafting the selection criteria for the Best Nurse Award in the health department. Following this directive, SHSRC-Kerala developed the criteria and drafted the report in the previous financial year.

Recognizing its contributions, the Health and Family Welfare Department has appointed SHSRC-Kerala as a member of the State-Level Scrutinizing Committee for the State Nurse Award 2024. This committee is responsible for evaluating all nominations received under the Clinical Nursing and Public Health Nursing categories based on merit.

The State-Level Award Committee will then unanimously recommend one outstanding nurse from the Clinical Nursing category and one Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife (ANM) from the Public Health Nursing category for the Best Nurse Award 2024.

Every year, on May 12, the Best Nurse Award is presented in honour to the memory of Sister Lini Puthusserry,