Press Release
Sansad Ratna
Awards 2026 Announced: 12 MPs and 4 Committees Selected; Maharashtra Bags 5
Awards
Delhi, 23 May
2026
"The Jury
Committee has selected 10 Lok Sabha MPs, 2 Rajya Sabha MPs, and 4 Parliamentary
Standing Committees for the Sansad Ratna Awards 2026. This year we will be
presenting the 150th Award," said Adv. Priyadharshni Rahul, Chairman of
the Sansad Ratna Awards Committee.
"Jagdambika
Pal (Uttar Pradesh), P.P. Chaudhary (Rajasthan), Nishikant Dubey (Jharkhand) and
Dr Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Maharashtra) are among the MPs chosen in the
individual category," she added.
"Other
selected MPs include Praveen Patel (Uttar Pradesh), Bidyut Baran Mahato
(Jharkhand), Lumbaram Chaudhary (Rajasthan), Dr Hemant Vishnu Savara
(Maharashtra), Smita Uday Wagh (Maharashtra), Naresh Ganpat Mhaske
(Maharashtra), Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni (Maharashtra), and Narhari Amin
(Gujarat). They are recognised for their outstanding performance in Parliament
up to the end of the Budget Session 2026 under various categories,"
Priyadharshni Rahul added.
Four
Parliamentary Committees have also won awards for their outstanding
performance. These are the Committee on Agriculture, chaired by Dr Charanjit
Singh Channi; the Finance Committee, chaired by Bhartruhari Mahtab; the Rural
Development and Panchayati Raj Committee, chaired by Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka;
and the Coal and Mines Committee, chaired by Anurag Thakur.
Out of these Award winners, Jagadambika Pal (UP) and Dr Charanjit Singh Channi (Punjab) were former Chief Ministers, and Narhari Amin (Gujarat) was the Deputy Chief Minister.
"The Sansad
Ratna Award was instituted in 2010 by the Chennai-based NGO Prime Point
Foundation, on the suggestion of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who
himself launched the first event in 2010. Prime Point Foundation has recently
celebrated its 25th Anniversary," said Prime Point Srinivasan, Founder and
Chairman of Prime Point Foundation and Founder of Sansad Ratna Awards. "An
eminent jury of senior award-winning parliamentarians, retired constitutional
authorities, and academicians selects the winners. The winners are selected
based on the performance data of MPs and committees in Parliament. Data is
provided by PRS Legislative Research, Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha
Secretariats," Srinivasan added.
Over the past 15 Award
ceremonies, 143 awards have been presented to MPs and Committees. Every Award
recipient has received their award in person. These Awards are presented on
behalf of civil society. The 16th Awards Ceremony will take place in New Delhi
in July 2026, and the 150th Award will be presented during the event.
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