New Delhi. President Ram Nath Kovind honored 141 people with Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Padma awards, the highest civilian honor after Bharat Ratna in the country, were distributed in the historic Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan. People doing excellent work in various fields were felicitated in this grand ceremony. During this, Home Minister Amit Shah was also present along with Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This time the awards are being given for two years. In this, 141 people were honored with Padma awards for the year 2020 today and 119 people on Tuesday for 2021.
He received Padma Bhushan for the year 2020
#PadmaAwards2020 | This year the President has approved conferment of 119 Padma Awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one). pic.twitter.com/PmAWX8ocnL
– ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021
29 women among Padma awardees
7 Padma Vibhushan for the year 2020, 16 people with Padma Bhushan and 118 people with Padma Shri were honored at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. Among the awardees are 29 women, 16 posthumous award winners and 1 transgender awardee.
Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj awarded the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. Her daughter Bansuri Swaraj receives the award. pic.twitter.com/fernxD24j2
– ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021
Padma Vibhushan to Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj posthumously
Former Union Minister Arun Jaitley was posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan, President handed over the award to his wife Sangeeta Jaitley. At the same time, former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj was also awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously. His daughter received this award.
LIVE: President Kovind presents Padma Awards at 2020 Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan https://t.co/7dQXx2b1U8
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He received Padma Vibhushan for the year 2021
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo AB, Tamil Nadu singer SP Balasubramaniam (posthumous art), Maulana Waheeduddin Khan, Dr. Bela Monnapa Hegde, BB Lal, Narinder Singh Kapani of America, Sudarshan Saho for the arts
These people got Padma Bhushan award for 2021
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari – Arts, (Kerala), Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) – Public Affairs (Assam), Chandrashekhar Kambra – Literature and Education (Karnataka), Sumitra Mahajan – Public Affairs (Madhya Pradesh), Nripendra Mishra, Civil Service (Uttar Pradesh) ), Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous) – Public Affairs (Bihar), Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous) – Public Affairs (Gujarat), Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous) – Spiritualism (Uttar Pradesh), Rajnikant Devidas, Industries (Maharashtra), Tarlochan Singh, Public Affairs, Haryana
