Award for Outstanding Parliamentarian:
- It was instituted in
- It is given annually by the Indian Parliamentary Group to an outstanding sitting Parliamentarian for his/her overall contribution in the Indian Parliament.
- Eligibility:
- A sitting member from either house of Parliament is eligible to receive the award.
- However, a member who has received the award once, will not be considered in the subsequent years.
- The award is given considering the Member's experience, Debating skill, Contribution in various Parliamentary Committees etc.
- Recipients for 2013-2017:
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2014
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Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
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2015
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Gulam Nabi Azad
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2016
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Dinesh Trivedi
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2017
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Bhartruhari Mahatab
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Indian Parliamentary Group:
- Membership: It is an autonomous body with membership open to all current and former Members of Parliament.
- Administration: Lok Sabha Speaker is the ex-officio President of the Group.
- Functions:
- Promotes personal contacts between Members of Parliament.
- Promotes contact between Parliament of India and other countries.
- Functions as the (a) National Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and (b) Main Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in India.
- Annually presents an "Award for Outstanding Parliamentarian".
- Establishment: It was formed in the year 1949 following a motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1948.
