PADMA AWARDS 2020

Padma Awards 2020 were announced on the eve of Republic Day. This year the President of India has approved conferment of 141 Padma Awards including 4 duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises of 7 Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhushan and 118 Padma Shri Awards. The list also includes 18 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 12 Posthumous awardees.

About:

Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian Awards of the country conferred in three categories, namely –

Padma Vibhushan: For Exceptional and distinguished service.

Padma Bhushan: For Distinguished service of high order.

Eligibility: All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards. However, Government servants including those working with PSUs, except doctors and scientists, are not eligible for these Awards.

Timeline: 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.

The nomination process is open to the public. Even self-nomination can be made.

All nominations received for Padma Awards are placed before the Padma Awards Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary, which is constituted by the PM every year.

The awardees are then presented a certificate and a medallion. The recipients are also given a small replica of the medallion, which they can wear during any ceremonial/State functions etc., if the awardees so desire.

The total number of awards to be given in a year (excluding posthumous awards and to NRI/foreigners/OCIs) should not be more than 120.

The award is normally not conferred posthumously. However, in highly deserving cases, the Government could consider giving an award posthumously.

A higher category of Padma award can be conferred on a person only after a gap of five years. However, in highly deserving cases, a relaxation can be made by the Awards Committee.

Important Info :

List of Padma Vibhushan Awardees (7):

George Fernandes (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Bihar

Arun Jaitley (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Delhi

Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK Public Affairs, Mauritius

C. Mary Kom, Sports, Manipur

Chhannulal Mishra, Art, Uttar Pradesh

Sushma Swaraj (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Delhi

Vishveshateertha Swamiji (Posthumous), Others-Spiritualism, Karnataka

List of Padma Bhushan Awardees (16):

Manohar Parrikar (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Goa

V. Sindhu, Sports, Telangana

Mumtaz Ali (Sri M), Others-Spiritualism, Kerala

Syed Muazzem Ali (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Bangladesh

Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Public Affairs, JK

Manoj Das, Literature & Education, Puducherry

Balkrishna Doshi, Others-Architecture, Gujarat

Krishnammal Jagannathan, Social Work, Tamil Nadu

C. Jamir, Public Affairs, Nagaland

Anil Prakash Joshi, Social Work, Uttarakhand

Tsering Landol, Medicine, Ladakh

Anand Mahindra, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra

N R Madhava Menon (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Kerala

Jagdish Sheth, Literature and Education, USA

Venu Srinivasan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu