Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, March 21: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad received Padma Bhushan Awards by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday in the field of Public Affairs.
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad receives his Padma Bhushan award, in the field of Public Affairs pic.twitter.com/Y5BGatts4q
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At today’s Civil Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan, India’s President, Ram Nath Kovind, presented the Padma Awards.
Meanwhile, Devendra Jhajharia, an Indian javelin thrower who won three gold in the Paralympic Games was also given the Padma Bhushan today.
Notably, the Padma Awards are granted in three categories and cover a wide range of professions and spheres of activity, including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medical, literature and education, sports, and civil service. The Padma Awards are divided into three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.
President Ram Nath Kovind today will confered two Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan, and 54 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2022, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I underway at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Home Ministry had announced the Padma Awards on the eve of 73rd Republic Day.
