PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar winners: check full list

President Droupadi Murmu connected Friday (December 27, 2025) conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 20 children for their exceptional achievements successful the fields of Bravery, Social Service, Environment, Sports, Art & Culture and Science and Technology astatine Vigyan Bhawan successful New Delhi.

What are Bal Puraskar awards?

The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) is simply a prestigious national-level grant conferred annually by the President of India to recognise exceptional achievements of children (below 18 years) crossed aggregate fields. The grant honours young achievers successful six categories: Bravery, Social Service, Environment, Sports, Art & Culture, and Science & Technology.

A maximum of 25 awards are conferred annually. The PMRBP committee tin unbend this bounds successful exceptional cases. Each grant carries a medal and a certificate.

Why is Veer Baal Diwas celebrated?

The Government of India observes Veer Baal Diwas connected December 26 each twelvemonth successful remembrance of the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh.

Talking astir the value of the Veer Bal Diwas, Ms. Murmu said that astir 320 years ago, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, and his 2 sons made the "supreme sacrifices" portion warring successful enactment of information and justice. The bravery of the 2 youngest Sahibzadas - Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh - is honoured and respected some successful India and abroad.

The time is celebrated to honour the bravery of the 2 young heroes of the country.

Ajay Raj, Esther Lalduhawmi Hnamte, Mohammed Sidan P, Vyoma Priya (Posthumous), and Kamlesh Kumar (Posthumous) person been conferred this year’s bravey award.

Check the afloat database of Bal Puraskar winners here

Bravery

1. Vyoma Priya (Posthumous), Tamil Nadu: 9-year-old Vyoma Priya mislaid her young beingness portion selflessly trying to prevention a six-year-old kid during an electrical accident.
2. Kamlesh Kumar (Posthumous), Bihar: 11-year-old Kamlesh gave up his beingness successful an instinctive effort to rescue different kid from drowning.
3. Muhammed Sidan P, Kerala: 11-year-old Muhammed Sidan acted without fearfulness to prevention 2 of his friends from electrocution, putting their lives supra his ain safety.
4. Ajay Raj, Uttar Pradesh: 9-year-old Ajay showed singular fearlessness by redeeming his begetter from a crocodile onslaught adjacent their colony river.

Art and Culture

1. Esther Lalduhawmi Hnamte, Mizoram: 9-year-old Esther touched millions crossed the state with her heartfelt renditions of patriotic songs, inspiring nationalist pridefulness done her young voice.
2. Suman Sarkar, West Bengal: 16-year-old Suman is simply a talented tabla prodigy whose exceptional endowment has earned him admiration and accolades connected the planetary stage.

Environment

1. Pooja, Uttar Pradesh: 17-year-old Pooja, driven by interest for her surroundings, created an innovative instrumentality to trim cultivation particulate and aerial pollution.

Social Service

1. Shvan Singh, Punjab: 10-year-old Shvan displayed uncommon courageousness during Operation Sindoor by carrying retired unsafe proviso runs to enactment frontline soldiers.
2. Vansh Tayal, Chandigarh: Despite aboriginal hardships, 17-year-old Vansh chose compassion implicit comfortableness and dedicated himself to the rehabilitation of children, including those with peculiar needs.

Science and Technology

1. Aishi Prisha Borah, Assam: Inspired by sustainability, 14-year-old Aishi promotes eco-friendly practices specified arsenic earthy farming and innovative mulching techniques.
2. Arnav Anupriya Maharshi, Maharashtra: 17-year-old Arnav is simply a young divyang innovator who turned idiosyncratic challenges into intent by processing an AI-based rehabilitation instrumentality for manus paralysis.

Sports

1. Shivani Hosuru Uppara, Andhra Pradesh: 17-year-old Shivani is simply a determined divyang para-athlete who has brought pridefulness to the federation done her achievements successful changeable enactment and javelin.
2. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Bihar:14-year-old Vaibhav is simply a cricket sensation whose record-breaking performances person made him the youngest IPL subordinate and fastest Indian centurion successful the league.
3. Yogita Mandavi, Chattisgarh: Rising from a naxal-affected region, 14-year-old Yogita overcame immense challenges to go a national-level Khelo India judoka.
4. Vaka Lakshmi Pragnika, Gujarat: 7-year-old Vaka is simply a young chess prodigy who stunned the satellite by becoming Under-7 World Champion with a flawless 9/9 score.
5. Jyoti, Haryana: 17-year-old Jyoti is an inspiring planetary para-athlete whose medal-winning performances bespeak resilience, strength, and determination.
6. Anushka Kumari, Jharkhand: 14-year-old Anushka is 1 of lone 5 girls from Jharkhand selected for the Indian Under-17 Women’s Football Team, known for her accordant goal-scoring ability.
7. Dhinidhi Desinghu, Karnataka: 15-year-old Dhinidhi is simply a promising swimmer who has made India arrogant connected the planetary signifier and became 1 of the youngest Indians to vie astatine the Paris 2024 Olympics.
8. Jyoshna Sabar, Odisha: 16-year-old Jyoshna is simply a almighty young weightlifter who acceptable a Youth Asian grounds and continues to bring planetary medals location for India.
9. Vishwanath Karthikey Padakanti, Telangana: 16-year-old Vishwanath is simply a fearless mountaineer who conquered the world’s highest peaks, becoming the youngest to implicit the Seven Summits Challenge.