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MPPost, Bhopal: March 11, 2025. The district collectors of Dhar- Priyank Mishra, Vidisha- Roshan Kumar Singh and Balaghat- Mrinal Meena-districts of Madhya Pradesh have made presentations for the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence .
According to information with MPPost, the three district collectors recently made their presentations under the category of Overall District Development within 11 priority areas. The presentations were made before the screening committee, chaired by Punit Yadav, Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India, for the Prime Minister’s Excellence Award 2024. These awards will be presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Civil Services Day, April 21, 2025, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
It may be mentioned here that the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, Government of India, started the scheme in 2006 to recognize and reward exemplary work by civil servants in public administration. The purpose of the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2024 is to recognize civil servants’ contributions across three categories with 16 awards.
Award Categories:
For the Holistic Development of Districts Category, after reviewing the presentations for the PM Award 2024, the first stage screening committee has finalized the nominations for the second stage. Now, feedback will be collected via a call center from the beneficiaries, and spot visits will also be conducted.
Category 1: Holistic Development of Districts
This includes schemes like the Har Ghar Jal Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), Mission Indradhanush, Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), PM Svanidhi, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, Kisan Credit Card Scheme for farmers, livestock, and fisheries, PM Vishwakarma, Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme, covering a total of 11 priority programs for Holistic Development of Districts. Five awards will be given in this category.
Category 2: Aspirational Block Programs
Five awards will be given in this category.
Category 3: Innovation for Central Ministries, Departments, States, and Districts
Six awards will be given in this category.
A total of 1,588 nominations were received on the PM Award portal. Overall District Development: 437, Aspirational Block Program: 426 and Innovation: 725
Selection Process
For the award evaluation process, the following steps will be followed: (1) Shortlisting of districts and organizations by the screening committee chaired by additional secretaries, (2) Evaluation by an expert committee chaired by the Secretary, DARPG, and (3) Final recommendations by the empowered committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary. The recommendations will be sent to the Prime Minister for approval.
Under the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence 2024, the awarded districts and organizations will receive a trophy, scroll, and a cash incentive of ₹20 lakh, which will be used to meet resource gaps in the implementation of projects or any public welfare initiative.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, since 2014, the concept and format of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence has undergone revolutionary changes. The goal of the scheme is to promote creative competition, innovation, replication, and institutionalization of best practices.
Instead of focusing solely on quantitative targets, the emphasis will be on good governance, qualitative achievements, and last-mile connectivity. This year, under the Overall District Development category, the award scheme recognizes the performance of district collectors through implementation targeting individual beneficiaries and a saturation approach. The evaluation of nominations for these awards is based on three criteria: good governance, qualitative achievements, and quantitative outcomes.
