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News: The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances launched the PM Awards 2026 portal and introduced nine new schemes under its district development category.
Launch of Web-Portal for PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2026
- Launched By: The web portal was launched in by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).
- Objective: The portal was launched to begin the registration process for the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2026.
About Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2026
- The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration is an initiative to recognise and reward outstanding work by civil servants in improving public administration and service delivery.
- Origin
- In 2006: The Government of India instituted the scheme to recognise innovative work by districts and Central and State Government organisations.
- 2014 and 2020: The scheme was restructured to recognise district performance in priority programmes, innovations, aspirational districts and economic development.
- 2021: It was revamped to promote constructive competition, innovation and replication of best practices, with greater focus on good governance and last-mile connectivity.
- Objective: To encourage good governance, innovation and improved public service delivery through recognition of outstanding administrative performance.
- Award Categories: It recognise civil servants under three categories:
- Holistic Development of Districts.
- Aspirational Blocks Programme.
- Innovation.
- Incentive: Each awarded district or organisation receives a trophy, scroll and ₹20 lakh for public welfare projects or bridging resource gaps.
- Total Awards: The 2026 scheme will have 16 awards, covering the period from 1 April 2024 to 30 November 2026.
- Nine Newly Added Schemes: The Holistic Development of Districts category includes Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Gyan Bharatam, PM Matsya Sampada Yojana, TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, Crop Diversification (under three components), PM SHRI, Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), National Mission on Natural Farming and Capacity Building under iGOT (Integrated Government Online Training).
- Continued Schemes: Three schemes from PMA 2025 have been retained which are –
- Har Ghar Jal Yojana, PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana and Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.
- Coverage and Presentation: The Aspirational Blocks category covers 513 blocks across 331 districts.
- The awards are presented on Civil Services Day (21 April).
