17 MPs Receive Sansad Ratna Awards for Outstanding Parliamentary Contribution

Quick Summary

• Sansad Ratna Awards 2025: Seventeen Members of Parliament (MPs) were honored for exemplary performance in the Lok Sabha, including Supriya Sule (NCP-SP), Ravi Kishan (BJP), Nishikant Dubey (BJP), and Arvind Sawant (Shiv Sena-UBT).
• Special Jury Awards: Four MPs – Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJP, Odisha), N.K. Premachandran (RSP, Kerala), Supriya Sule, and Shrirang Appa Barne – received recognition for their consistent contributions across three successive terms.
• Other award recipients included Smita Uday Wagh, naresh Mhaske, Varsha Gaikwad, Medha kulkarni, Praveen Patel, Bidyut Baran Mahato, and Dilip Saikia from various political affiliations.
• Committee Recognition: The standing Committee on Finance chaired by Bhartruhari Mahtab and the Standing committee on Agriculture led by Dr.Charanjit Singh Channi were applauded for high-quality legislative reports and oversight.

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Indian Opinion Analysis

The Sansad Ratna Awards represent a critically important effort to recognize parliamentary excellence. By highlighting contributions that go beyond political divides and rewarding MPs who maintain consistent performance over years or engage meaningfully in committee work, such awards reinforce accountability to legislative duties. Special recognition of committees underscores the importance of research-based policymaking as a cornerstone of India’s parliamentary democracy.For India as a whole, these recognitions may inspire other lawmakers to prioritize substantive parliamentary debates over partisan alignments. Additionally, honoring MPs from diverse parties ensures neutrality in acknowledging efforts towards strengthening democratic governance.

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