President Droupadi Murmu to confer Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards, MEA announces names
Droupadi Murmu will confer the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman during the valedictory session of the upcoming PBD Convention, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday as it announced the names of the awardees for this year. The awardees, who «represent the excellence achieved by our diaspora in various fields», include among others Baroness Usha Kumari Prashar from the UK (in the field of politics), Dr Sharmila Ford from the US for community service. There are a couple of institutions as well who will be given the award.
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The names for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) 2025 were recommended by a Jury-cum-Awards Committee. The PBSA is the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians.
The award is conferred by the President as part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention on Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin or an organisation or institution established and run by the Non-Resident Indians or Persons of Indian Origin in «recognition of their outstanding achievements both in India and abroad,» the MEA said in a statement.
The 18th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is scheduled to be held from January 8-10 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
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