Padma Awards 2022 announced

The Union ministry of home affairs announced the Padma awards on the eve of the country’s 73rd Republic Day. The Awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher-order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service).

Padma Vibhushan

• The late CDS, Bipin Rawat and Kalyan Singh are to be presented with Padma Vibhushan posthumously.

Padma Bhushan

• The former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is presented with Padma Bhushan. But Buddhadeb is to decline the award. He is a CPI (M) leader.
• The congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad, alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will also receive the award.
• Gurmeet Bawa, the late folk singer of Punjab, Rajiv Mehrishi, the union home secretary are to be presented with Padma Bhushan.

Padma shri

• Sonu Nigam, the play back singer of Bollywood will receive Padma Shri.

Sports persons

• A total of six sports persons are to receive the Padma awards 2022. Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia is to receive Padma Bhushan.
• Hockey player Vandana Katariya and Paralympians Pramod Bhagat, Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil are to receive Padma Shri. Neeraj Chopra, the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist will also receive Padma Shri.

Vaccine makers

• Cyrus Poonawala, the founder of SII (Serum Institute of India) will receive Padma Bhushan.
• He is the man behind the popular “COVISHIELD”. The chairman of Bharat Biotech Krishna Ellla and the co-founder of Bharat Biotech Suchitra Ella will also receive Padma Bhushan.

Padma Awards 2022

• In 2022, the President Ram Nath Kovind approved 107 padma shri awards, 17 padma bhushan and 4 padma vibhushan awards.
• In all 128 padma awards.
• Of this one Padma award is a duo case. In duo cases, the award is considered as one.

Padma Vibhushan(4)

Padma Bhushan (17)

Padma Shri (107)