New Delhi (23.04.2026): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta felicitated as many as 35 Delhi government officers with the Chief Minister's Awards on the occasion of Civil Services Day. This is the first such award instituted and given by the Delhi government.
The Chief Minister's Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Governance and Public Service Delivery 2026 were presented for the first time to the government employees who demonstrated outstanding and innovative work in the administrative sphere. The awards were conferred upon public servants who have undertaken exceptional and effective work to bring about improvements in governance and public services.
The awardees included Veditha Reddy, Sunny K Singh, Ajay Kumar, Kumar Abhishek and Vibhav Shukla, Ajay Kumar Bisht, DB Gupta, Pradeep Tayal, Sanjeev Gosain and Arvind Kumar. Other awardees included Dr Munisha Agrawal, Dr Praveen Kumar, Krishna Kumar Singh, K Murugan, Lata Kumari Negi, Dr Chetna Anand, Shurbir Singh, Jitendra Yadav , K Mahesh, Tapasya Raghav, among others.
The event was organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms. The Delhi government has also announced that the awards will now be given every year on Civil Services Day, with the list of awardees to be announced annually in April.
Speaking at the event, Lieutenant Governor Sandhu said civil service is not just about administrative responsibility, but about upholding the trust of the people.
Chief Minister Gupta described civil service as not just a career, but a commitment to nation-building. "We are committed to taking Delhi to global standards through innovation and citizen-centric policies," she said, adding that the city is observing Civil Services Day with a seriousness and scale it truly deserves.
