They include an educator in Bhutan, a doctor in Brunei, and civil society leaders in several countries
The highest honour given to Indians living abroad, the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) 2023, has been declared by the Ministry of External Affairs. A total of 27 people will be conferred with the 17th edition of prestigious award.

The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards will be conferred by President Droupadi Murmu at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in the valedictory session of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations being held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh from January 8-10.

The President of India awards the PBSA to non-resident Indians, people of Indian origin, or organisations or institutions founded and run by non-resident Indians or people of Indian origin in recognition of their exceptional accomplishments both in India and abroad.

The nominees for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards, 2023 were carefully considered by a jury-cum-awards committee, with the Vice President serving as chairman, the External Affairs Minister serving as vice-chair, and other renowned members from a variety of backgrounds. The awardees were unanimously chosen and they showcase the greatness attained by the Indian diaspora in a variety of professions. The list of nominees for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award in 2023 is as follows:

1. Prof. Jagadish Chennupati from Australia in the field of science and technology.
2. Prof. Sanjeev Mehta from Bhutan in education.
3. Prof. Dilip Loundo from Brazil in art, culture and education.
4. Dr. Alexander Maliakel John from Brunei Darussalam in medicine.
5. Dr. Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan from Canada in community welfare.
6. Joginder Singh Nijjar from Croatia in art, culture and education.
7. Prof. Ramjee Prasad from Denmark in information technology.
8. Dr. Kannan Ambalam from Ethiopia in community welfare.
9. Dr. Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay from Germany in community welfare and medicine.
10. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali from Guyana in politics and community welfare.
11. Reena Vinod Pushkarna from Israel in business and community welfare.
12. Dr. Maqsooda Sarfi Shiotani from Japan in education.
13. Dr. Rajagopal from Mexico in education.
14. Amit Kailash Chandra Lath from Poland in business community welfare.
15. Parmanand Sukhumal Daswani from Republic of Congo in community welfare.
16. Piyush Gupta from Singapore in business.
17. Mohanlal Hira from South Africa in community welfare.
18. Sanjaykumar Shivabhai Patel from South Sudan in business and community welfare.
19. Sivakumar Nadesan from Sri Lanka in community welfare.
20. Dr. Dewanchandrebhose Sharman from Suriname in community welfare.
21. Dr. Archana Sharma from Switzerland in science and technology.
22. Justice Frank Arthur Seepersad from Trinidad and Tobago in community welfare and education.
23. Siddharth Balachandran from UAE in business and community welfare
24. Chandrakant Babubhai Patel from UK in media.
25. Dr. Darshan Singh Dhaliwal from USA in business and community welfare.
26. Rajesh Subramaniam from USA in business.
27. Ashok Kumar Tiwary from Uzbekistan in business.