Sat Jul 26 09:39:14 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

The Sansad Ratna Awards 2025 were presented in New Delhi on July 26th. Seventeen Members of Parliament were recognized for their outstanding performance in the Lok Sabha. Special Jury Awards were given to four MPs for their consistent contributions to parliamentary democracy. The Standing Committees on Finance and Agriculture were also awarded for their high-quality reports and legislative oversight.

**News Article:**

**Outstanding Parliamentarians Honored at Sansad Ratna Awards 2025**

**New Delhi, July 26, 2025** – Seventeen Members of Parliament were celebrated at the Sansad Ratna Awards 2025 held today in New Delhi for their exemplary performance in the Lok Sabha. The awards, recognizing contributions to parliamentary proceedings, were presented by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Chairperson of National Commission for Backward Classes Hansraj Ahir.

Notable awardees include Supriya Sule (NCP-SP), Ravi Kishan (BJP), Nishikant Dubey (BJP) and Arvind Sawant (Shiv Sena-UBT). Four MPs—Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJP), N K Premachandran (RSP), Supriya Sule (NCP-SP), and Shrirang Appa Barne (Shiv Sena)—received Special Jury Awards for their consistent dedication to parliamentary democracy over the past three Lok Sabhas.

Other MPs recognized for their contributions include Smita Uday Wagh (BJP), Naresh Mhaske (Shiv Sena), Varsha Gaikwad (Congress), Medha Kulkarni (BJP), Praveen Patel (BJP), Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP), and Dilip Saikia (BJP).

The Standing Committee on Finance, chaired by Bhartruhari Mahtab, and the Standing Committee on Agriculture, chaired by Dr. Charanjit Singh Channi (Congress), were also honored for the excellence of their reports and their effective oversight of legislation. The Sansad Ratna Awards aim to promote and celebrate exceptional contributions to Indian parliamentary democracy.

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