Shri S P Balasubramaniam (L) and Shinzo Abe (R)
Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, have been announced on Monday night.
The list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, ten Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards.
The Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service. Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan around March/ April every year.
Here is the full list of Padma Vibhushan awardees:
- Shri Shinzo Abe- Public Affairs- Japan
- Shri S P Balasubramaniam (Posthumous)- Art- Tamil Nadu
- Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde- Medicine- Karnataka
- Shri Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous)- Science and Engineering- United States of America
- Maulana Wahiduddin Khan- Others- Spiritualism- Delhi
- Shri B. B. Lal- Others- Archaeology- Delhi
- Shri Sudarshan Sahoo- Art- Odisha
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Here is the full list of Padma Bhushan awardees:
- Ms. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra-Art-Kerala
- Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) -Public Affairs- Assam
- Shri Chandrashekhar Kambara-Literature and Education-Karnataka
- Ms. Sumitra Mahajan-Public Affairs-Madhya Pradesh
- Shri Nripendra Misra-Civil Service-Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous)-Public Affairs-Bihar
- Shri Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous)-Public Affairs-Gujarat
- Shri Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous)-Others-Spiritualism-Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Rajnikant Devidas Shroff-Trade and Industry-Maharashtra
- Shri Tarlochan Singh-Public Affairs-Haryana
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Here is the full list of Padma Shri awardees:
(Inputs from Press Information Bureau)