Online nominations/recommendations for the Padma Awards 2023 to be announced on the occasion of Republic Day, 2023 have opened on 1st May 2022. The last date for nominations for Padma Awards is 15th September, 2022. The nominations/recommendations for Padma Awards will be received online only on the National Awards portal https://awards.gov.in.
The Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, are amongst the highest civilian awards of the country. Instituted in 1954, these Awards are announced on the occasion of the Republic Day every year. The award seeks to recognize ‘work of distinction’ and is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements/service in all fields/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 including those working with PSUs, except Doctors and Scientists, are not eligible for Padma Awards.
The Government is committed to transform Padma Awards into “People’s Padma”. All citizens are, therefore, requested to make nominations/recommendations, including self nomination. Concerted efforts may be made to identify talented persons whose excellence and achievements really deserve to be recognized from amongst women, weaker sections of society, SCs & STs, divyang persons and who are doing selfless service to society.
The nominations/recommendations should contain all relevant details specified in the format available on the above said Portal, including a citation in narrative form (maximum 800 words), clearly bringing out the distinguished and exceptional achievements/service of the person recommended in her/his respective field/discipline.
Further details in this regard are available under the heading ‘Awards and Medals’ on the website of Ministry of Home Affairs (https://mha.gov.in) and on Padma Awards Portal (https://padmaawards.gov.in). The statutes and rules relating to these awards are available on the website with the link https://padmaawards.gov.in/AboutAwards.aspx .
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today attended Padma Awards ceremony which were conferred on distinguished people from different walks of life.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
“Joined the ceremony in which Padma Awards were conferred on distinguished people from different walks of life. We take great pride in their accomplishments and contribution to society.”
Joined the ceremony in which Padma Awards were conferred on distinguished people from different walks of life. We take great pride in their accomplishments and contribution to society. pic.twitter.com/9wyUcq6L8c
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 and ‘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 RashtrapatiBhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President has approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards including 2 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards. 34 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan(4)
SN
Name
Field
State/Country
Ms. Prabha Atre
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Radheyshyam Khemka
(Posthumous)
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
General Bipin Rawat
(Posthumous)
Civil Service
Uttarakhand
Shri Kalyan Singh
(Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Uttar Pradesh
Padma Bhushan(17)
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
Public Affairs
Jammu and Kashmir
Shri Victor Banerjee
Art
West Bengal
Ms. Gurmeet Bawa
(Posthumous)
Art
Punjab
Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Public Affairs
West Bengal
Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran
Trade and Industry
Maharashtra
Shri Krishna Ella and Smt. Suchitra Ella* (Duo)
Trade and Industry
Telangana
Ms. Madhur Jaffery
Others-Culinary
United States of America
Shri Devendra Jhajharia
Sports
Rajasthan
Shri Rashid Khan
Art
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Rajiv Mehrishi
Civil Service
Rajasthan
Shri Satya Narayana Nadella
Trade and Industry
United States of America
Shri Sundararajan Pichai
Trade and Industry
United States of America
Shri Cyrus Poonawalla
Trade and Industry
Maharashtra
Shri Sanjaya Rajaram
(Posthumous)
Science and Engineering
Mexico
Ms. Pratibha Ray
Literature and Education
Odisha
Swami Sachidanand
Literature and Education
Gujarat
Shri Vashishth Tripathi
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
Padma Shri (107)
Shri Prahlad Rai Agarwala
Trade and Industry
West Bengal
Prof. Najma Akhtar
Literature and Education
Delhi
Shri Sumit Antil
Sports
Haryana
Shri T Senka Ao
Literature and Education
Nagaland
Ms. Kamalini Asthana and Ms. Nalini Asthana* (Duo)
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented three Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and sixty-one Padma Shri Awards for the year 2020, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II this evening (November 8, 2021) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in the presence of Vice President of India, Prime Minister, Union Minister for Home Affairs and other dignitaries.
List of Awardees and photographs of the ceremony are attached.
Dr. Teejan Bai, a Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee, addressed the Mentees and Mentors of the GOAL program on 9th October 2021 as part of the Inspiration Masterclass on GOAL Program.
The celebrated Pandavani folk singer talked about stories from her childhood, her struggles of growing up and becoming one of India’s most renowned folk artists. Dr. Teejan Bai also spoke extensively on women empowerment, and reflected on her childhood experience of defying gender roles and shared her guidance with mentees of the GOAL Program.
Teejan Bai also stressed to the mentees on the importance of staying dedicated to their goals and interests to remain committed for success in life “Don’t get dissuaded by what people say, stay committed to what you do and what you love” said Dr. Teejan Bai, in conversation with Mr. Sameer Jain, Managing Director, Primus Partners.
The GOAL Program organizes Fortnightly Inspiration Masterclasses through which inspiring personalities who can share their experiences on this platform and enable learnings for the program’s mentees are invited.
Going Online as Leaders (GOAL) Program by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and Facebook India aims to provide skilling for tribal youth with a focus on enabling digital presence in addition to strengthening core skills to drive their professional-economical upliftment. The program intends to upskill and empower 5,000 tribal youths over the course of next five years to harness the full potential of digital platforms and tools to learn new ways of doing business, explore and connect with domestic and international markets. It is designed to provide mentorship to tribal youth through digital mode and envisages to act as a catalyst to explore hidden talents of the tribal youth, which will help in their personal development as well as contribute to all-round upliftment of their society.
As part of the program, in addition to the core classes, fortnightly expert sessions are organized wherein distinguished leaders and experts from various fields are invited to interact with the mentees of the GOAL Program and guide their development through personal and professional experiences.
In last 2 months, similar inspiration sessions have been taken by Mr. Bhaichung Bhutia, former captain of the Indian Football Team.
(Expert Masterclass with Mr. Bhaichung Bhutia, Former Captain of Indian Football team)
Ms. Ajaita Shah, Founder and CEO of Frontier Markets, focusing on entrepreneurship development. On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, session was taken by Mr. Laxman Singh Markam, Deputy Secretary to the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The GOAL program also organized a Corporate Masterclass with Mr. Anurag Jain, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Car Dekho, on 18th September 2021.
(Expert Masterclass with Ms. Ajaita Shah, Founder and CEO of Frontier Markets)
(Image of Expert Masterclass with Mr. Laxman Singh Markam)
(Image of Corporate Masterclass with Mr. Anurag Jain)