President confers Padma Awards 2020 at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Former Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, George Fernandes, and Sushma Swaraj were conferred with Padma Vibhushan posthumously along with Classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra. President Ram Nath Kovind today conferred Padma Awards 2020 at a civil investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Arun Jaitley’s wife Sangeeta Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri Swaraj received the honour from the President. Badminton player P V Sindhu received Padha Bhushan Prominent personalities who were given Padma Shri awardees include Captain of women’s hockey team Rani Rampal, Singer Adnan Sami, former head scientist ICMR, Dr Raman Gangakhedhkar, Air Marshal Dr Padma Bandopadhyay and Actress Kangna Ranaut.
The Government had announced 141 Padma Awards on the eve of Republic Day in 2020. The list comprises of seven Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhusan and 118 Padma Shri awards.
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President Kovind Padma Bhushan to Kum. P.V. Sindhu for Sports. A leading Indian badminton player, she is the first Indian ever to become a badminton world champion. She has also won the silver medal at Rio Olympics. pic.twitter.com/32v07Hfd6H
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