Seventeen Members of Parliament (MPs) and two Parliamentary Standing Committees have been chosen for the Sansad Ratna Awards 2025, recognizing their contributions to Parliament. The awards are presented by the Prime Point Foundation.
The awardees include prominent figures like Bhartruhari Mahtab and Ravi Kishan. Four MPs—Bhartruhari Mahtab, Supriya Sule, N K Premachandran, and Shrirang Appa Barne—received the award for their 'outstanding and consistent contribution to parliamentary democracy', based on their performance in the 16th and 17th Lok Sabhas and their current tenure.
The Finance and Agriculture Parliamentary Standing Committees also received awards for their exceptional performance, as evaluated by their reports submitted to Parliament. Bhartruhari Mahtab chairs the Finance Committee, and Charanjit Singh Channi chairs the Agriculture Committee.
Seventeen Members of Parliament, including Bhartruhari Mahtab and Ravi Kishan, and two Parliamentary Standing Committees, have been selected for the Sansad Ratna Award 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
Seventeen Members of Parliament, including Bhartruhari Mahtab and Ravi Kishan, and two Parliamentary Standing Committees, have been selected for the Sansad Ratna Award 2025.
The awards, instituted by the Prime Point Foundation, are given to MPs for their contribution to Parliament. The awardees were selected by the Jury Committee, chaired by Hansraj Ahir, Chairman of the National Commission for Backwards Classes (NCBC).
Mr. Mahtab, Supriya Sule (NCP-SP), N K Premachandran (RSP) and Shrirang Appa Barne will receive the awards for 'outstanding and consistent contribution to parliamentary democracy".
These four MPs were top performers during the 16th and 17th Lok Sabha and continue doing so in their present tenure as well, a statement from the Prime Point Foundation said.
The other awardees are Smita Wagh (BJP), Arvind Sawant (Shiv Sena UBT), Naresh Ganpat Mhaske (Shiv Sena), Varsha Gaikwad (Congress), Medha Kulkarni (BJP), Praveen Patel (BJP), Ravi Kishan (BJP), Nishikant Dubey (BJP), Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP), P P Chaudhary (BJP), Madan Rathore (BJP), C.N. Annadurai (DMK) and Dilip Saikia (BJP).
Two departmentally related standing committees — Finance and Agriculture — have also been chosen for their exceptional performance based on their reports presented to Parliament.
The Standing Committee on Finance is chaired by Mr. Mahtab while the Standing Committee on Agriculture is chaired by Charanjit Singh Channi of the Congress.
Published - May 18, 2025 07:29 pm IST
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