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title: "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award: India's Top Diaspora Honour"
description: "The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is India's highest honour for overseas Indians, conferred at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention by the President."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is the highest honour conferred by the Government of India on members of the overseas Indian community and their organisations.
- Who is eligible to receive the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award?
- How is the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award different from the Padma Awards?
- Who selects and presents the award?

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In January 2023, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award on overseas Indians at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

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