Padma Awards 2023: Last date for nomination ends on September 15

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
22:
Online
nominations/recommendations
for
the
Padma
Awards
2023
to
be
announced
on
the
occasion
of
Republic
Day,
2023
have
opened
on
1st
May
2022.
The
last
date
for
nominations
for
Padma
Awards
is
15th
September,
2022.
The
nominations/recommendations
for
Padma
Awards
will
be
received
online
only
on
the
Rashtriya
Puruskar

Portal.

The
Padma
Awards,
namely,
Padma
Vibhushan,
Padma
Bhushan
and
Padma
Shri,
are
amongst
the
highest
civilian
awards
of
the
country.
Instituted
in
1954,
these
Awards
are
announced
on
the
occasion
of
the
Republic
Day
every
year.

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of
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The
award
seeks
to
recognize
‘work
of
distinction’ and
is
given
for
distinguished
and
exceptional
achievements/service
in
all
fields/disciplines,
such
as,
Art,
Literature
and
Education,
Sports,
Medicine,
Social
Work,
Science
and
Engineering,
Public
Affairs,
Civil
Service,
Trade
and
Industry
etc.
All
persons
without
distinction
of
race,
occupation,
position
or
sex
are
eligible
for
these
Awards.
Government
servants
including
those
working
with
PSUs,
except
Doctors
and
Scientists,
are
not
eligible
for
Padma
Awards.

The
Government
is
committed
to
transform
Padma
Awards
into
“People’s
Padma”.
All
citizens
are
therefore,
requested
to
make
nominations/recommendations,
including
self
nomination.
Concerted
efforts
may
be
made
to
identify
talented
persons
whose
excellence
and
achievements
really
deserve
to
be
recognized
from
amongst
women,
weaker
sections
of
the
society,
SCs
&
STs,
divyang
persons
and
who
are
doing
selfless
service
to
the
society.

The
nominations/recommendations
should
contain
all
relevant
details
specified
in
the
format
available
on
the
above
said
Portal,
including
a
citation
in
narrative
form
(maximum
800
words),
clearly
bringing
out
the
distinguished
and
exceptional
achievements/service
of
the
person
recommended
in
her/his
respective
field/discipline.

Further
details
in
this
regard
are
also
available
under
the
heading
‘Awards
and
Medals’
on
the
website
of

Ministry
of
Home
Affairs
and
on
Padma
Awards

Portal.
The
statutes
and
rules
relating
to
these
awards
are
available
on
the
website
with
the

link
.