New Delhi: The central authorities has conferred India’s second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan to former vice chairman Venkaiah Naidu, actors Vyjayantimala Bali and Konidela Chiranjeevi, social employee Bindeshwar Pathak (posthumous) and Bharat Natyam dancer Padma Subrahmanyam.

Actor Mithun Chakraborty will obtain the Padma Bhushan, the nation’s third-highest award.

Renowned artwork patron and philanthropist Kiran Nadar and Indian squash star Joshna Chinappa will obtain the Padma Shri, India’s third-highest civilian award.

M Fathima Beevi (Posthumous), Sitaram Jindal, Ram Naik, Pyarelal Sharma, Usha Uthup, Vijaykanth (posthumous) are amongst those that obtained the Padma Bhushan.

Foxconn Chairman Young Liu from Taiwan can also be among the many Padma awardees.

Among the Padma awardees, 34 are unsung heroes together with India’s first lady elephant mahout Parbati Baruah, well-known as “Hasti Kanya”, tribal environmentalist Chami Murmu, social employee Sangthankima who runs Mizoram’s largest orphanage and plastic surgeon Prema Dhanraj.

Group Editor and CEO of Gujarati newspaper Janmabhoomi Kundan Vyas, veteran actor and director Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo, former Union well being minister CP Thakur and BJP chief Olanchery Rajagopal are additionally among the many awardees.

In complete, 5 individuals obtained the Padma Vibhushan, 17 obtained the Padma Bhushan and 110 obtained the Padma Shri.

This 12 months, the federal government gave the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, to former Bihar CM (late) Karpoori Thakur.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the winners.

“Congratulations to all those who have been conferred the Padma Awards. India cherishes their contribution across diverse sectors. May they continue to inspire people with their exceptional work,” he wrote.

Thirty of the awardees are ladies and the record additionally consists of eight individuals from the class of foreigners, NRI, PIO OCI and 9 posthumous awardees.

The Awards are given in numerous disciplines and fields of actions, viz.- artwork, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, commerce and business, medication, literature and training, sports activities and civil service.

‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for distinctive and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of excessive order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any area. The awards are introduced on the event of Republic Day yearly.

With inputs from PTI, ANI