Sansad Ratna Awards 2026 announced for 12 Members of Parliament and 4 Parliamentary Committees

Key facts

• The Jury committee has selected 10 Lok Sabha (LS) MPs, 2 Rajya Sabha (RS) MPs, and 4 Parliamentary Standing Committees for the Sansad Ratna Awards 2026.
• Individual awardees include Jagdambika Pal, P.P. Chaudhary, Nishikant Dubey, Dr Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Praveen Patel, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Lumbaram Chaudhary, Dr Hemant Vishnu Savara, Smita Uday Wagh, Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni, and Narhari Amin.
• The four awarded Parliamentary Committees are Agriculture (chaired by Dr Charanjit Singh Channi), Finance (Bhartruhari Mahtab), Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka), and Coal and Mines (Anurag Thakur).
• The Sansad Ratna Award was instituted in 2010 by the Chennai-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Prime Point Foundation on the suggestion of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
• The winners are selected based on performance data provided by PRS Legislative Research, Lok Sabha Secretariat, and Rajya Sabha Secretariat, with the 16th ceremony to be held in New Delhi in July 2026.