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Late actor Dharmendra will be given Padma Vibhushan, former Jharkhand CM, late leader Shibu Soren and Bollywood singer Alka Yagnik will be given Padma Bhushan.
Actor R Madhavan, cricketer Rohit Sharma, para athlete Praveen Kumar, women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and hockey player Savita Punia will be honored with Padma Shri. President Draupadi Murmu will honor everyone at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Of the Padma awardees, 19 are women. Among these, there are also 6 people from foreign/NRI/PIO/OCI category. There are 16 celebrities who are being given awards posthumously. The central government had announced 131 Padma awards on January 25.
Padma Vibhushan to 5 celebrities
Padma Vibhushan Award has been announced to 5 personalities including late actor Dharmendra, former Supreme Court judge KT Thomas, communist leader and former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan.
Padma Bhushan to 13 celebrities including Shibu Soren-Alka Yagnik
13 personalities including famous singer Alka Yagnik, former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Shibu Soren, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Bhagat Singh Koshyari will be given the Padma Bhushan award.
Padma Shri to 113 celebrities including Rohit Sharma-Harmanpreet
113 celebrities including actor R Madhavan (Madhavan Ranganathan), cricketer Rohit Sharma, para athlete Praveen Kumar, women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, hockey player Savita Punia have been selected for Padma Shri.
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