New Delhi: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinto Abe is among the six recepients of India’s second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, this year.
This year the President approved conferment of 119 Padma Awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one). The list comprises 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.
Following is the complete list of Padma awardees:
– global bihari bureau
