Q1. With reference to the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration conferred at Vigyan Bhawan on April 21, 2026, consider the following statements: 1. The awards were given across only two categories — Holistic Development of Districts and the Innovation Category. 2. The Aspirational Blocks Programme was constituted as one of the award categories. 3. Each awardee received an incentive of ₹20 lakh to support further public-welfare initiatives. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. The 14 awardees were selected from 1,588 nominations across three categories — Holistic Development of Districts, Aspirational Blocks Programme and Innovation Category — so Statement 1 is wrong (it limits the categories to two). Each awardee received a trophy, a scroll and an incentive of ₹20 lakh, confirming Statement 3.