NEW DELHI: Amla Ashok Ruia, popularly referred to as the “Water Mom,” was honored with “Excellence in Rural Improvement” award on the inaugural Ramoji Excellence Awards 2025 held at Ramoji Movie Metropolis in Hyderabad.Her recognition stood out as a tribute to her transformative work in rural empowerment and sustainable group improvement, making her one of many night’s most celebrated awardees.Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan offered the award to Amla Ashok Ruia within the presence of Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and governor of Telangana Jishnu Dev Varma, amongst others.Ruia, by her Aakar Charitable Belief, has restored livelihoods, water safety and hope throughout rural India. She has remodeled drought-prone villages by modern water-harvesting initiatives.The Ramoji Excellence Awards, instituted in reminiscence of Sri Ramoji Rao garu, has been launched to honor people who embody the values of service, self-discipline, and nation-building and whose contributions strengthen the nation’s ethical and mental foundations. The inaugural ceremony acknowledged seven distinguished personalities throughout various fields.In his keynote handle, Vice-President Radhakrishnan stated, “Sri Ramoji Rao garu was a visionary who remodeled concepts into establishments and desires into enduring realities. He was not solely a pioneer in media and communication however a real nation-builder. His dedication to fact, ethics, and excellence continues to encourage generations throughout the whole nation.”Alongside Ruia, eminent personalities comparable to Jaideep Hardikar (Excellence in Journalism), Shri Srikanth Bolla (Youth Icon Award), Pallabi Ghosh (Girls Achiever Award), and Prof Madhavi Latha Gali (Excellence in Science & Know-how) have been additionally honoured.