Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award

           Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) is the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians. During the period 2009-2012, 58 awards were given to Overseas Indians as stated below:

      Year           Number of recipients

      2009--         13

      2010--         15

      2011--         15

      2012--         15

          Out of above 58 awards given from 2009-2012 no award was given for literary achievements. Most of the awards were given for Community Service, Public Service, Business, Philanthropy, Medicine, Science, Arts, History and Management.