The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has launched a web portal for the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2025. Online registration and nomination submissions began on October 1, 2025, with a deadline of November 15, 2025. The launch was attended by District Collectors from all states and union territories.
The program is designed to encourage competition, new ideas, and better work practices. It emphasizes how administrative processes and strategies are conveyed to the public, with a focus on real-world implementation to achieve more than just numerical improvements. The initiative will honor civil servants who have successfully delivered scheme benefits and ensured their effective implementation.
### Award Categories
Awards will be judged on three key parameters: good governance, quality, and quantity. All districts are eligible to participate in the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2025. Districts with aspirational blocks, covering 500 blocks across 331 Indian districts, are eligible in the Aspirational Block Programme category.
Category-I applications will be evaluated on work and achievements from April 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025. The evaluation period for Categories II and III is from April 1, 2023, to September 30, 2025. The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2025 will present a total of 16 awards. The selection process includes preliminary and secondary shortlisting by a screening committee, assessment by an expert committee, and final selection by an empowered committee. The Prime Minister will approve the awards based on the recommendations of the empowered committee.
### Award Package
The award package includes a trophy, a certificate, and an incentive of ₹20 lakh. This financial award is to be used for public welfare projects within the winning district or organization.