Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) is conferred on a Person of Indian Origin and Non-Resident Indians or an organization/institution established and run by a PIO/NRI who has made significant contribution in anyone of the following fields:
For Achievements Abroad.
(a) Better understanding of India;
(b) Support to India’s causes and concerns in a tangible way;
(c) Building closer links between India, the overseas Indian community and their country of residence;
(d) Social and humanitarian causes in India or abroad;
(e) Welfare of the local Indian community;
(f) Philanthropic and charitable work;
(g) Eminence in one’s field or outstanding work, which has enhanced India’s prestige in the country of residence; or
(h) Eminence in skills which has enhanced India’s prestige in that country (for non professional workers).
For Achievements within India:
(a) Philanthropic investments and charitable work in India.
(b) For contributions made towards India’s Development
Download Gazette notification: Gazette notification- Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2019
Download nomination form: Nomination form- Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2019