New Delhi: The Home Ministry on Tuesday (January 25) released the list of recipients of the Padma awards. This year 128 people will be conferred with one of the highest civilian awards of the country.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be honoured with the Padma Bhushan for their contribution in trade and industries.
Singer Sonu Nigam and Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra have been conferred with a Padma Shri.
India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), who lost his life last month in a tragic chopper crash, has been honoured posthumously with Padma Vibhushan - the country's second-highest civilian award.
Govt announces Padma Awards 2022
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat to get Padma Vibhushan (posthumous), Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to be conferred with Padma Bhushan pic.twitter.com/Qafo6yiDy5
— ANI (@ANI) January 25, 2022
These awards are conferred by the President at ceremonial functions held at his official residence - the Rashtrapati Bhawan - around March or April each year.
