The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 to 19 children at a function held in New Delhi.
- The award ceremony was held on January 22, 2024 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
Selection of awardees:
» Nominations for the award were received in online mode on the Award portal of the Government of India. A total of 1879 applicants were received, out of which 1597 were found fit for consideration.
- The selection of awardees was made by the National Selection Committee under the chairpersonship of the Minister of Women and Child Development.
» For the year Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024, 19 children have been selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements.
- The 19 selected children include one child each in the categories of Bravery, Science & Technology, and Innovation; four children in the category of Social Service; five children in the category of Sports and seven children in the category of Art and Culture.
- There are 9 boys and 10 girls among the awardees belonging to 18 States and UTs including 2 Aspirational Districts.
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 Winners
| S. No. | Name | State | Category |
| 1 | Aaditya Vijay Bramhane (posthumous) | Maharashtra | Bravery |
| 2 | Anushka Pathak | Uttar Pradesh | Art & Culture |
| 3 | Arijeet Banerjee | West Bengal | Art & Culture |
| 4 | Armaan Ubhrani | Chhattisgarh | Art & Culture |
| 5 | Hetvi Kantibhai Khimsuriya | Gujarat | Art & Culture |
| 6 | Ishfaq Hamid | Jammu & Kashmir | Art & Culture |
| 7 | Md Hussain | Bihar | Art & Culture |
| 8 | Pendyala Laxmi Priya | Telangana | Art & Culture |
| 9 | Suhani Chauhan | Delhi | Innovation |
| 10 | Aryan Singh | Rajasthan | Science & Technology |
| 11 | Avnish Tiwari | Madhya Pradesh | Social Service |
| 12 | Garima | Haryana | Social Service |
| 13 | Jyotsna Aktar | Tripura | Social Service |
| 14 | Saiyam Mazumder | Assam | Social Service |
| 15 | Aaditya Yadav | Uttar Pradesh | Sports |
| 16 | Charvi A | Karnataka | Sports |
| 17 | Jesicca Neyi Saring | Arunachal Pradesh | Sports |
| 18 | Linthoi Chanambam | Manipur | Sports |
| 19 | R Surya Prasad | Andhra Pradesh | Sports |
About Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar:
- The Government of India confers the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) award to children for their exceptional abilities and outstanding achievement.
- The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar has been instituted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.
- The awards are given to children in the age group 5 – 18 years for their excellence in seven categories for Bravery, Art & Culture, Environment, Innovation, Science & Technology, Social Service and Sports that deserve national recognition.
- Each awardee of PMRBP is given a medal, certificate and a citation booklet.