12 MPs, 4 parliamentary panels selected for Sansad Ratna Awards

Twelve MPs and four parliamentary committees have been chosen for the Sansad Ratna Awards this year, the Prime Point Foundation announced. The private organisation selects parliamentarians for outstanding performance. BJP MPs Jagdambika Pal (Uttar Pradesh), P P Chaudhary (Rajasthan), and Nishikant Dubey (Jharkhand) are among those recognised in the individual category, along with Shiv Sena's Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Maharashtra).

Other MPs honoured include Praveen Patel, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Lumbaram Chaudhary, Hemant Vishnu Savara, Smita Uday Wagh, Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, Medha Vishram Kulkarni, and Narhari Amin. The four parliamentary committees awarded are Agriculture (chaired by Charanjit Singh Channi), Finance (Bhartruhari Mahtab), Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka), and Coal and Mines (Anurag Thakur).

The awards cover performance up to the end of this year's Budget session. Among the winners, Pal and Channi are former chief ministers, while Amin is a former deputy chief minister.