Padma Awards

Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Thursday while speaking about the Padma awardees said that the government is impartial in honouring people

This year, President Murmu has approved 106 Padma Awards, seven of which go to posthumous recipients

Online nominations and recommendations for the Padma Awards 2023 have opened and the last date for submission is September 15, the Union Home Ministry said in a statement Monday. Asking general public to send nominations and recommendations for Padma awards, the ministry said they can be filed online only on the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal (https://awards.gov.in ). Instituted in 1954, the three Padma awards -- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri -- are amongst the highest civilian awards of the country. These are announced on the occasion of the Republic Day every year. The award seeks to recognise 'work of distinction' and is given for exceptional achievements and service in all fields and disciplines, such as, art, literature and education, sports, medicine, social work, science and engineering, public affairs, civil service, trade and industry etc. All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these Awards. Government servants ..

The Padma Shri awardees include the country's first individual Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday will confer Padma awards on 74 distinguished personalities, including former BJP leader late Kalyan Singh and actor Victor Banerjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Amit Shah hosted dinner for the Padma awardees and said that the Narendra Modi government deeply honours their selfless spirit and tireless work for the welfare of the society and the country

This year, no names were announced for 'Bharat Ratna', India's highest civilian award, which was last awarded in 2019 to Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika

The javelin thrower competes in the F46 events in the Paralympics and was among the four Paralympic medallists to be conferred with the Padma awards this year

Eminent Tabla player Pandit Anindya Chatterjee has declined to receive the Padma Shri honour. Chatterjee is the second person from Bengal's vibrant musical world who was offered the Padma award this year and refused it. The eminent percussionist, who has been 'jugal bandis' (duets) with classical maestros like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan said on Wednesday he had recieved a phone call from Delhi on Tuesday seeking his consent to accepting the honour. "However I politely declined. I said thank you but I am not ready to receive Padma Shri at this phase of my career. I have passed that phase," Chatterjee who received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2002 said. A disciple of PanditJnan Prakash Ghosh, he has performed at the Rastrapati Bhavan in the past and was the youngest tabla player to perform in the British Parliament's House of Commons in 1989. Chatterjee said he would have accepted the honour with gratitude had it been conferred on him

President Ram Nath Kovind approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards this year on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day. Following is the list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardees: Padma Vibhushan (4) SN Name Field State/Country 1 Ms. Prabha Atre Art Maharashtra 2 Shri Radheyshyam Khemka (Posthumous) Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh 3 General Bipin Rawat Civil Service Uttarakhand (Posthumous) 4 Shri Kalyan Singh Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh (Posthumous) Padma Bhushan (17) 5 Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad Public Affairs Jammu and Kashmir 6 Shri Victor Banerjee Art West Bengal 7 Ms. Gurmeet Bawa (Posthumous) Art Punjab 8 Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Public Affairs West Bengal 9 Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran Trade and Industry Maharashtra 10 Shri Krishna Ella and Smt. Suchitra Ella* (Duo) Trade and Industry Telangana 11 Ms. Madhur Jaffery Others-Culinary 12 Shri Devendra Jhajharia Sports Rajasthan 13 Shri Rashid Khan A

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the President approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards

Chandrasekaran, Nadella, Pichai, Ella also figure in the civilian awards list

There were two Padma awards ceremonies for the years 2020 and 2021 held in the morning and evening

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to nominate their choice of persons, who are doing exceptional work at the grassroots, for Padma awards. In a tweet, Modi said India has many talented people doing exceptional work at the grassroots but they are often not much known. "India has many talented people, who are doing exceptional work at the grassroots. Often, we don't see or hear much of them. Do you know such inspiring people? You can nominate them for the #PeoplesPadma. Nominations are open till 15th September. http://padmaawards.gov.in," he tweeted, sharing the link of the website. The Padma awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are amongst the highest civilian awards of the country. In the last few years, the Modi government has been honouring scores of unsung heroes with the Padma awards for their life-long contributions to the society and achievements in different fields. Instituted in 1954, these awards are announced on the occasion of

The Centre Thursday said it was committed to transform the Padma awards into "People's Padma"

'Presentations by Eminent Social Workers for the benefit of Members of Parliament' from January 18 to January 22

About 50,000 nominations were submitted for the awards this year

As many as 112 "inspiring" personalities were selected for this year's Padma awards including four Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri