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New Delhi: After the recent rise in the number of Padma Awards nominations, 2023 has witnessed a drop with the registered nominations at less than 1 lakh...
The number of Padma Awards entries was 4.85 lakh in 2022..
Officials attributed the rise in numbers to Covid-19 and the government's initiative to popularise them as People's Padma...
The nominations for Padma Awards for 2024 closed on September 15 after which the entries were scrutinised and now a committee headed by Union cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba will discuss the nominations with the panel...
Besides online nominations, the recommendations this year were invited from central ministries, states, former Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan awardees, Governors, Institute of excellence and PSUs...
