SP Balasubramaniam, Shinzo Abe, Ram Vilas Paswan, Shia Leader Kalbe Sadiq: Full List of Padma Awardees Former Japanese Prime Min...

SP Balasubramaniam, Shinzo Abe, Ram Vilas Paswan, Shia Leader Kalbe Sadiq: Full List of Padma Awardees

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and music legend SP Balasubramaniam among Padma Vibhushan winners this year, while former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi and prominent Shia preacher Maulana Kalbe Sadiq will be honoured with Padma Bhushan.

After Bharat Ratna, Padma Awards – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri - are the highest civilian awards of the country. The Padma Awards selection committee's recommendations are further sent to the Prime Minister and the President for final approval before the announcement of recipients on January 25 every year. President Ram Nath Kovind had approved the conferment of 141 Padma Awards in 2020.

These awards are conferred by the President at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/April every year.

unced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.