17th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award: 27 Indians living overseas have been chosen by the Indian government for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards (PBSA), for outstanding achievements both in India and abroad. The award is the highest honour conferred upon Indians living abroad, including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) or organisations/institutions established and run by them.
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The jury that selected the recipients comprised Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar as its chairman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as its Vice-Chair, among other distinguished dignitaries from different fields. The awards will be conferred upon the recipients by President Droupadi Murmu during the 17th edition of the PBSA, which is scheduled to be held from 8-10 January in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
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As per the Ministry of External Affairs, the theme for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 will be “Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India’s Progress in Amrit Kaal”. This theme highlights the importance of the Indian diaspora in contributing to India’s progress.
| S.no | Person | Country | Field |
| 1 | Jagadish Chennupati | Australia | Science & Technology/ Education |
| 2 | Sanjeev Mehta | Bhutan | Education |
| 3 | Dilip Loundo | Brazil | Art & Culture/Education |
| 4 | Alexander Maliakel John | Brunei Darussalam | Medicine |
| 5 | Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan | Canada | Community Welfare |
| 6 | Joginder Singh Nijjar | Croatia | Art & Culture/Education |
| 7 | Ramjee Prasad | Denmark | Information Technology |
| 8 | Kannan Ambalam | Ethiopia | Community Welfare |
| 9 | Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay | Community Welfare/Medicine | Germany |
| 10 | Mohamed Irfaan Ali (Guyana President) | Guyana | Politics/Community Welfare |
| 11 | Reena Vinod Pushkarna | Israel | Business/Community Welfare |
| 12 | Maqsooda Sarfi Shiotani | Japan | Education |
| 13 | Rajagopal | Mexico | Education |
| 14 | Amit Kailash Chandra Lath | Poland | Business/Community Welfare |
| 15 | Parmanand Sukhumal Daswani | Republic of Congo | Community Welfare |
| 16 | Piyush Gupta | Singapore | Business |
| 17 | Mohanlal Hira | South Africa | Community Welfare |
| 18 | Sanjaykumar Shivabhai Patel | South Sudan | Business/Community Welfare |
| 19 | Sivakumar Nadesan | Sri Lanka | Community Welfare |
| 20 | Dewanchandrebhose Sharman | Suriname | Community Welfare |
| 21 | Archana Sharma | Switzerland | Science & Technology |
| 22 | Frank Arthur Seepersad | Trinidad & Tobago | Community Welfare/Education |
| 23 | Siddharth Balachandran | UAE | Business/Community Welfare |
| 24 | Chandrakant Babubhai Patel | UK | Media |
| 25 | Darshan Singh Dhaliwal | USA | Business/Community Welfare |
| 26 | Rajesh Subramaniam | USA | Business |
| 27 | Ashok Kumar Tiwary | Uzbekistan | Business |
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Honour/Award) is the highest Indian award for Non-resident Indian and Overseas Citizen of India or an organisation or institution established and run by Non-Resident Indians or Persons of Indian Origin, constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day), to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession. The award is given by the President of India. Since 2016, the Government of India has doubled the number of awardees each year to 30 after a decision to grant the award once every two years.
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (PBS) is conferred for outstanding contributions in any of the following areas:
The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 Convention will be held in Indore (Madhya Pradesh), India from 8-10 January, 2023.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, received the report of the Committee at a public function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on 8 January 2002, and announced the "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas" (PBD) on 9 January 2002.
As per the Ministry of External Affairs, the theme for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 will be “Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India's Progress in Amrit Kaal”. This theme highlights the importance of the Indian diaspora in contributing to India's progress.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year on 9th January to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community in the development of India.
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