New Delhi, Jan 25: The Government of India announced the Padma Awardees, one of the highest civilian awards of India on Republic Day’s eve. It is conferred in 3 categories –
Padma Vibhushan – for exceptional & distinguished service, Padma Bhushan – for distinguished service of high order, and Padma Shree – for distinguished service in any field.
It is given in the field of art & culture, social service, public affairs, science & technology, medicine, literature, sports, etc. President Kovind approved the conferment of Padma Awards to 119 people.
| Name of the Medal | No. of Medals | Awardees |
| Padma Vibhushan | 7 | 1. Japan’s ex PM Shinzo Abe (Public Affairs) 2. S.P. Balasubramaniam (Arts) 3. Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde (Medicine) 4. Narinder Singh Kapany (Science) 5. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (Spiritualism) 6. B.B. Lal (Archeology) 7. Sudarshan Sahoo (Arts) |
| Padma Bhushan | 10 | 1. Tarun Gogoi (Public Affairs) 2. Sumitra Mahajan (Public Affairs) 3. Chandrashekhar Kambara (Literature) 4. Nripendra Misra (Civil Services) |
| Padma Shree | 102 | 1. Shri Gulfam Ahmed (Arts) 2. P. Anitha (Sports) 3. Lakhimi Baruah (Social Service) 4. Rajni Bector (Trade & Industry) |