Padma Awards - one of
the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories,
namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The Awards are given
in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public
affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and
education, sports, civil service, etc.
‘Padma Vibhushan’ is
awarded for exceptional and distinguished service
‘Padma Bhushan’ for
distinguished service of high order
‘Padma Shri’ for
distinguished service in any field.
The awards are
announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These awards are
conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at
Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
This year the
President of India has approved conferment of 112 Padma Awards including one
duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The
list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri
Awards. 21 of the awardees are women and
the list also includes 11 persons from the category of Foreigners / NRI / PIO /
OCI, 3 Posthumous awardees and 1 transgender person.
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Awards
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Total
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Padma Vibhushan
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04
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Padma Bhushan
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14
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Padma Shri
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94
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Total
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112
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