About Sansad Ratna Award

About Sansad Ratna Awards

15 Editions

143 Awards Given

2010 Year Founded

IBR Recognised

The Vision — A Suggestion by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

The Sansad Ratna Awards were instituted in 2010 to honour the top-performing Parliamentarians of India. The awards were founded by Prime Point Foundation and the eMagazine PreSense, following a specific suggestion by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India. Dr Abdul Kalam himself launched the first Award event in 2010 through a teleconference.

He believed that the hard work of performing MPs — who contribute significantly to debates and policy-making without disruption — should be recognised by civil society. This vision has guided the awards through 15 editions spanning 15 years.

Institutional Legacy and Reach

Since its inception, the Sansad Ratna Awards have evolved into a prestigious institution of transparency and parliamentary excellence. By the completion of the 15th Edition in July 2025, the Foundation has conferred a total of 143 awards — including individual MPs and Parliamentary Committees — for their exemplary performance in the temple of democracy.

The awards have been recognised by the India Book of Records. The Hon'ble President and Vice President of India invited awardees and organisers for a formal High Tea and photo session in 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the awardees on multiple occasions through official messages.

Objective Selection Process

Selection is strictly performance-linked and data-driven. The data is sourced from official websites of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and compiled by PRS Legislative Research. There is no need for individual nominations by anybody.

Debates Participation in debates initiated in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha during the session.

Questions Raised Number of questions raised by the MP during parliamentary sessions.

Private Members' Bills Number of Private Member Bills introduced in Parliament.

Committee Reports Quality and number of original reports presented by Parliamentary Standing Committees.

Eminent Jury Committee (15th Edition — 2025)

Shri Hansraj G Ahir (Chairman) — Former Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes; Former Minister of State, Home; First Sansad Ratna Awardee
Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab (Co-Chairman) — Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Finance; 7-time MP
Shri T S Krishnamurthy (Co-Chairman) — Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
Shri N K Premachandran — Member of Parliament, Kerala
Smt. Supriya Sule — Member of Parliament, Maharashtra
Shri Shrirang Appa Barne — Member of Parliament, Maharashtra
Shri T F Venkatesh — Former Member of Parliament, Andhra Pradesh
Prof. Dr Sudarsan Padmanabhan — Professor, IIT Madras
Shri Srinivasa Prabhu — Former Joint Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat

Key Milestones

2009 — Dr APJ Abdul Kalam suggests honouring top-performing MPs to Prime Point Srinivasan
2010 — First Sansad Ratna Awards held at Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya, Chennai; inaugurated by Dr Kalam via teleconference
2012–2018 — Ceremonies held at IIT Madras
2019 — 10th Anniversary ceremony at Raj Bhavan (Darbar Hall), Chennai
2021 — Moved to New Delhi; ceremonies at Constitution Club of India and Maharashtra Sadan
2022 — Recognised by India Book of Records
2024 — President and Vice President of India host High Tea for awardees
2025 — 15th Edition; 143 total awards presented

Our Values

Data-Driven Transparent No Nominations Civil Society Non-Commercial Merit Only Voluntary

Our Leadership

Prime Point Srinivasan

Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Founder, Prime Point Foundation
Managing Editor, PreSense eMagazine

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Priyadharshni Rahul

Chairman, Sansad Ratna Awards Committee
President, Prime Point Foundation
Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Editor-in-Chief, PreSense eMagazine