Nine MPs to be conferred with Sansad Ratna awards

May 26, 2017 19:17

Nine Members of Parliament -- six from the Lok Sabha and three Rajya Sabha members -- will be honoured with the `Sansad Ratna Awards 2017' here on Saturday.

"The awards will be presented to the parliamentarians by Justice (retd) P.Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala," K Srinivasan, chairman, Prime Point Foundation said.

"These awards were instituted by Prime Point Foundation and eMagazine PreSense based on the suggestion given by late President Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. This is the eighth edition of the award. This is the only award on behalf of the civil society to honour achievers in Parliament," Srinivasan said.

The MPs' performance is measured based on the number of debates they participate in, the number of questions raised, the number of private members' bills introduced, attendance and usage of funds under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.

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