DARPG Notifies the Scheme for Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2025

Newdelhi:1/7/25:The Scheme for the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2025 is notified to Central Ministries/Departments, States and Districts on 1st July, 2025 by the   Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances.

2.         The web portal for registration and submission of nominations for PM’s Awards will be formally launched from 2^nd October, 2025, and nominations can be submitted thereafter.

3.         The Awards scheme has been notified to promote greater efforts for the holistic development of India, with a focus on a saturation approach, collation of data/ documentary evidence focusing on Good Governance and Qualitative aspects to the implementation of 11 priority sector schemes, which will be evaluated collectively under the Scheme.

4.         Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the entire concept and format of the PM’s Excellence Award has undergone a revolutionary change since 2014. The objective of the Scheme is to encourage Constructive Competition, Innovation, Replication, and Institutionalization of Best practices. Under this approach, emphasis would be on good governance, qualitative achievement, and last-mile connectivity, rather than on the achievement of quantitative targets. The Award Scheme, this year, aims to recognize the performance of the District Collector through targeted individual beneficiaries and implementation with a saturation approach. With this focus, the applications for Awards would be evaluated on three parameters: Good Governance, Qualitative, and Quantitative.

5.         It is expected that all the districts participate in this Scheme of Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2025.

6.         For the year 2025, the Scheme for Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration aims to recognize the contribution of civil servants under three categories :

Category I- Holistic Development of Districts under 11 priority sector programmes. Under this category, 5 awards would be conferred.

Category II- Aspirational Blocks Programme. Under this category, 5 awards would be conferred.

Category III- Innovations for Central Ministries/Departments, States, and Districts. Under this category, 6 awards would be conferred.

7.         The Period of consideration is 1^st April 2022 to 30^th September 2025 for Category I (Holistic Development of Districts) and 01^st April 2023 to 30^th September 2025 for Category II (Aspirational Blocks Programme) and Category III (Innovations).

8. The evaluation process would include (i) Short-listing of Districts/Organizations by Screening Committee (first andsecond stage), (ii) Evaluation by Expert Committee, and (iii) Empowered Committee. Prime Minister’s approval will be taken on the recommendations of the Empowered Committee for the Awards.

9.         The PM’s Awards, 2025 will consist of: (i) Trophy, (ii) Scroll, and (iii) an incentive of Rs. 20 lakh to the awarded District/organization to be utilized for implementation of project/programme or bridging resource gaps in any area of public welfare.