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{{short description|Indian physician}}
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| name = Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi
| image = The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 08, 2015.jpg
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| caption = Bimola Kumari (left) receiving Padma Shri Award from President Pranab Mukherjee
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| birth_place = Manipur, India
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| occupation = [[Physician]]
| yearsactive = Since 1979
| known for = Medical service in rural areas
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br />Dr. B. R. Ambedkar International Award
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'''Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi''' is an Indian medical doctor and the Chief Medical Officer of [[Imphal]] west region in the Indian state of [[Manipur]].<ref name="India Medical Times">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiamedicaltimes.com/2015/01/26/dr-ambrish-mithal-dr-ashok-seth-to-be-conferred-with-padma-bhushan-award/ | title=India Medical Times | publisher=India Medical Times | date=26 January 2015 | access-date=20 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423130539/http://www.indiamedicaltimes.com/2015/01/26/dr-ambrish-mithal-dr-ashok-seth-to-be-conferred-with-padma-bhushan-award/ | archive-date=23 April 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="DNA India">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-jahnu-barua-5-others-from-north-east-in-padma-awards-list-2055647 | title=DNA India | publisher=DNA India | date=25 January 2015 | access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> She has been serving in the Manipur state medical service since 1979, mostly working in the rural areas and has headed the food safety office during two visits of [[Narendra Modi]], the Prime Minister of India, to the state.<ref name="Imphal Free Press">{{cite news | url=http://ifp.co.in/page/items/25084/state-doctor-to-be-conferred-padma-shri | title=State doctor to be conferred Padma Shri | newspaper=Imphal Free Press | date=2015 | access-date=20 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018082653/https://www.ifp.co.in/page/items/25084/state-doctor-to-be-conferred-padma-shri | archive-date=18 October 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Kumari, a recipient of the 2014 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar International Award,<ref name="Imphal Free Press" /> was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2015 with the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Padma Awards |date=2015 |access-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |archive-date=28 January 2015 }}</ref>

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