What is Padma Awards?
Padma Awards is one of the highest civilian Awards in the country, is 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 Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
For the year 2023, the President has approved conferment of 106 Padma Awards including 3 duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below.
The list comprises 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri Awards.
19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 2 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 7 Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan Awards 2023
‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
Padma Vibhushan : The badge design is “mainly circular” 1-3/16-inch burnished bronze (changed from toned bronze in 1957) badge with geometrical patterns. The center had a lotus flower with four major petals embossed in white gold. Above and below this flower, the name of the decoration Padma Vibhushan was embossed in silver-gilt.
The following are the Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2023
Padma Bhushan Awards 2023
Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order.
Padma Bhushan : The badge design is “mainly circular” 1-3/16-inch burnished bronze (changed from toned bronze in 1957) badge with geometrical patterns. The center had a lotus flower with three major petals embossed in white gold. Above and below this flower, the name of the decoration Padma Bhushan was embossed in silver-gilt.
The following are the Padma Bhushan Awardees 2023
Padma Shri Awards 2023
‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.
Padma Shri : On its obverse, the words “Padma”, meaning lotus in Sanskrit and “Shri”, in Devanagari, appear above and below a lotus flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. All embossing is in white gold
The following are the Padma Shri Awardees 2023
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