President Ram Nath Kovind is felicitating padma awardees from various states today i.e. Former Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were first posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan. On the other hand, badminton player PV Sindhu has been awarded padma bhushan and actress Kangana Ranaut and singer Adnan Sami have been awarded padma shri in the film industry. Let me tell all of you that 141 people who have excelled in various fields are being felicitated today for the year 2020 at a grand function held at the historic Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Tomorrow, 119 people will be honoured with Padma Awards on Tuesday.
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind today presented the Padma Shri award to Air Marshal Dr. Padma Bandyopadhyay (Retd.) She is the first woman Air Marshal of India. Apart from him, President Ram Nath Kovind also conferred padma shri on former ICMR chief scientist Dr Raman Gangakhedkar. With this, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma Shri Award 2020 on hockey player Rani Rampal. He also conferred padma vibhushan on classical singer Pandit Channulal Mishra.
Let me tell you all that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are also present at the event. You must be aware that every year the Padma Awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day and the President presents these awards in March-April, but this time due to corona infection, these awards could not be given. That is why they are now being given.
141 people to receive Padma Awards today, President gives Padma Vibhushan to Pandit Channulal
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