GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 21st March. Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Rajiv Mehrishi was conferred with the Padma Bhushan award at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday, in the field of Civil Services.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma Awards 2022 on Monday.
Prominent awardees who were conferred with the Padma awards at a civil investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here today included CDS General Bipin Rawat (posthumously) and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad among others.
The Awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
These Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities such as 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.
The awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
This year a total of 128 Padma Awards are being conferred, including two duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one).
The list of awardees comprises four Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards. 34 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 Posthumous awardees.
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