

The list comprises 3 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 73 Padma Shri Awards. This year the President of India has approved conferment of 85 Padma Awards including two duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one) as per list below. These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. ‘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 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 Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. Shri Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III (Foreigner) On Friday, in what will be an unprecedented first, all these leaders will collectively attend this year's Republic Day celebrations as guests of honour. The heads of state or government of all the 10 Asean nations participated in Thursday's Commemorative Summit. Those achievers who have been named for the award are: Haji Abdullah Bin MalaiHaji Othman of Brunei for medicine Hun Many of Cambodia for public affairs Nyoman Nuarta of Indonesia for art Bounlap Keokangna of Laos for art Thant Myint-U of Myanmar for public affairs Jose Ma Joey Concepcion of the Philippines for trade and industry Tommy Koh of Singapore for public affairs Somdet Phra Ariya WongsaKhottayan of Thailand who is the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand and Nguyen Tien Thien of Vietnam who is the Secretary General of the National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. Modi's announcement came as New Delhi on Thursday hosted a Commemorative Summit to mark 25 years of the India-Asean Dialogue Partnership. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Stating that "in an unprecedented and symbolic gesture" of India-Asean bonding and on the occasion of silver jubilee of the India-Asean Dialogue Partnership and India's Republic Day, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted that Modi "announced Padma Shri award for one individual from each Asean country".

New Delhi, :In an unprecedented move to promote India-Asean ties under New Delhi's Act East Policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced awarding of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, to one achiever from each of the regional bloc's 10 member states.


