The awardees for the Governor’s Awards for Excellence 2025 were announced on Friday (January 23) with individuals and organisations selected across four categories, namely, Women Empowerment, Tribal Development, Rural Health and Medical Philanthropy and Corporate Volunteering.
Among the individual awardees are Rama Devi Kanneganti, Hyderabad, for Women Empowerment; Thodasam Kailash of Waghapur in Adilabad district for Tribal Development; Dr Pradyut Waghray, Hyderabad, for Rural Health and Medical Philanthropy; and V. Rajanna, Hyderabad, for Corporate Volunteering.
In the organisations category, Sri Sai Social Empowerment Society, Ghatkesar, has been selected for Women Empowerment; Indigenous Development Organization (IDO), Gattumalla village in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, for Tribal Development; Ramdevrao Hospital, Hyderabad, for Rural Health and Medical Philanthropy; and Give for Society, Ghatkesar, for Corporate Volunteering.
The nominations were scrutinised by a distinguished Awards Selection Committee headed by K. Padmanabhaiah, former Union Home Secretary, Padma Bhushan awardee and Chairman of the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) Hyderabad. The other members of the jury included C.R. Biswal, former Special Chief Secretary to the Government; Dr Sunita Krishnan, Padma Shri awardee and social worker and women activist; Dr Chinnababu Sunkavalli, healthcare specialist; and Ramesh Kaza, Secretary General, Society for Cyberabad Security Council.
