The Government of India has launched the Scheme for Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2023 designed to acknowledge, recognize, reward exemplary work done by civil servants across the country.
For the year 2023, the Scheme for Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration has been revised to recognize the contribution of civil servants in the holistic development of Districts under the following schemes:
Category 1: Holistic Development of Districts under 12 Priority Sector Programs, in this category 10 awards would be conferred.
Category 2: Innovations for Central Ministries/ Departments, States, Districts, under this category 6 awards would be conferred.
Registration:
The registration and submission of nominations on the PM’s Awards web portal commenced on January 3. The last date for submission of nominations is January 31.
Furthermore, to encourage participation, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has undertaken an outreach campaign. It held a series of outreach meetings with Central Ministries/ Departments, State Governments and District Collectors and advised them to submit nominations on the web portal for PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2023 on https://pmawards.gov.in.
Prize Details:
The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2023 consists of a trophy, a scroll and an incentive of Rs. 20 lakhs to the awarded District/ Organization to be utilized for implementation of project/ program or bridging the resource gap in any area of public welfare.
In the years 2019-2023, Government has conferred 62 Awards under the Scheme Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration. Under the 2022 Scheme, 743 District Collectors submitted 2,520 nominations of which 15 nominations were conferred with PM’s Awards. The PM’s Awards are conferred by the Prime Minister of India on Civil Services Day, observed on April 21, 2024.