PADMA AWARDS 2021

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PADMA AWARDS 2021

Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely,

Padma Vibhushan,
Padma Bhushan and
Padma Shri.

The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.

‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service;
‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and
‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.
The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
This year the President has approved the conferment of 119 Padma Awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the award is counted as one).
7 Padma Vibhushan,
10 Padma Bhushan and
102 Padma Shri Awards.
29 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 16 Posthumous awardees, and 1 transgender awardee.

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THE GALLANTRY AWARDS

This award is honoured to the country’s military personnel.
As many as six awards are honoured to the recipients to show gallantry and valiance.
The Param Vir Chakra, given for displaying acts of valour during wartime, is India’s highest military decoration.
The Ashoka Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Vir Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra are the other awards, listed in descending order of their honour.

Here’s the list of awardees who received these gallantry medals in 2021:

Mahavir Chakra

Col Bikumalla Santosh Babu, 16 Bihar (Posthumous)

Vir Chakra

NB Sub Nuduram Soren, 16 Bihar (Posthumous)
Hav K Palani, 81 FD Regt (Posthumous)
Hav Tejinder Singh, 3 Med REGT
NK Deepak Singh, AMC, 16 Bihar (Posthumous)
Sep Gurtej Singh, 3 Punjab (Posthumous)

Kirti Chakra

Sub Sanjiv Kumar, 4 Para (SF) (Posthumous)

Shaurya Chakra

Maj Anuj Sood, Guards, 21 RR (Posthumous)
RFN Pranab Jyoti Das, 6 Assam RIF
PTR Sonam Tshering Tamang, 4 PARA (SF)

THE PRESIDENT’S POLICE MEDALS

The President awards three medals – one for meritorious service, followed by distinguished service, and another for gallantry – to law enforcement personnel in the country.
The Police Medal was originally called the President’s Police and Fire Service Medal when it was established in 1951.
The Meritorious Service medals are usually given to police and law enforcement agencies personnel who have stayed true and committed to enforcing the law of the land for at least 15 years. Of the three, it is the lowest honour that is bestowed upon a recipient.
A total of 946 Police personnel have been awarded Medals on the occasion of the Republic Day, 2021
On the occasion of Republic Day, 2021, 73 personnel have been awarded Fire Service Medals.
54 personnel are also awarded Home Guard & Civil Defence Medals on the occasion of the Republic Day, 2021.

Correctional Services Medals

The President also awards prison personnel for their ‘meritorious’ and ‘distinguished’ efforts in rendering the special services that they are tasked with.
They are also given a gallantry award like their law enforcement peers. While there is no limit on the number of awardees for the Gallantry Medal.

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Since 1996, the Prime Minister has felicitated children between the age of 5-18 for exceptional achievements across various fields on Republic Day. Along with the medal, they also receive a certificate, citation, and a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.
There are six fields of achievement for which children are awarded – Sports, Innovation, Social Service, Scholastic, Arts and Science, and Bravery.
32 children have been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2021.

FAQ:

Q.What are civilian awards?
Ans. Civilian Awards are conferred to people with outstanding achievements in their field of work. These awards are presented to the respective recipients by the President of India on Republic Day. The inception year of these Civilian awards is 1954.

Q. Which is the highest civilian award of India?
Ans. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the country. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour.

Q. Which is the 2nd highest civilian award in India?
Ans. The Padma Vibhushan is the nation’s second-highest civilian honor, after the Bharat Ratana.

Q.Which is the highest Padma award?
Ans. The Padma Awards comprise of three categories based on the scale of Awardee’s achievement —the highest being Padma Vibhushan, followed by Padma Bhushan and lastly Padma Shri.

Q.Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna?
Ans. The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954. The first-ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.

Q. Who was the first sportsperson to have won the highest Civilian Award in India?
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar became the first sportsperson ever to have won Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian Civilian Award in the year 2014.

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