The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) is the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians. PBSA is conferred by the Hon’ble President of India as part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention on Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin or an organization/institution established and run by the Non-Resident Indians or Persons of Indian Origin in recognition of their outstanding achievements both in India and abroad.
2. The 18th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is scheduled to be held from 8–10 January 2025 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards will be conferred by the Hon’ble President of India at the PBD Convention in the Valedictory Session of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations.
3. A Jury-cum-Awards Committee, with Hon’ble Vice-President as the Chairman and Hon’ble External Affairs Minister as the Vice-Chair and other distinguished members from various walks of life, considered the nominations for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards, 2025 and unanimously selected the awardees. The awardees represent the excellence achieved by our diaspora in various fields.
4. Following is the list of Awardees recommended by Jury-cum-Awards Committee for conferment of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2025:
| Sr. No. | Name | Country | Field |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prof. Ajay Rane | Australia | Community Service |
| 2. | Dr. Marialena Joan Fernandes | Austria | Education |
| 3. | Dr. Philomena Ann Mohini Harris | Barbados | Medical Science |
| 4. | Swami Sanyuktanand | Fiji | Community Service |
| 5. | Saraswati Vidya Niketan | Guyana | Community Service |
| 6. | Dr. Lekh Raj Juneja | Japan | Science & Technology |
| 7. | Dr. Prem Kumar | Kyrgyz Republic | Medical Science |
| 8. | Mr. Soukthavy Chowdhury | Laos | Business |
| 9. | Mr. Krishna Savjani | Malawi | Business |
| 10. | ‘Tan Sri’ Dr. Subramaniam K.V. Sathasivam | Malaysia | Politics |
| 11. | Dr. Sarita Boodhoo | Mauritius | Community Service |
| 12. | Mr. Abhaya Kumar | Moldova | Business |
| 13. | Dr. Ram Niwas @ Hla Tun | Myanmar | Education |
| 14. | Mr. Jaggannath Shekhar Asthana | Romania | Business |
| 15. | Hindustani Samaj | Russia | Community Service |
| 16. | Ms. Sudha Rani Gupta | Russia | Education |
| 17. | Dr. Syed Anwar Khursheed | Saudi Arabia | Medical Science |
| 18. | Mr. Atul Arvind Temurnikar | Singapore | Education |
| 19. | Mr. Robert Masih Nahar | Spain | Community Service |
| 20. | Dr. Kaushik Laxmidas Ramaiya | Tanzania | Medicine |
| 21. | H.E. Christine Carla Kangaloo ORTT | Trinidad & Tobago | Public Affairs |
| 22. | Mr. Ramakrishnan Sivaswamy Iyer | UAE | Business |
| 23. | Mr. Bonthala Subbaiah Setty Ramesh Babu | Uganda | Community Service |
| 24. | Baroness Usha Kumari Prashar | UK | Politics |
| 25. | Dr. Sharad Lakhanpal | USA | Medicine |
| 26. | Dr. Sharmila Ford | USA | Community Service |
| 27. | Mr. Ravi Kumar S. | USA | Business (IT & Consulting) |
New Delhi
January 03, 2025
