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Padma Awards 2023: President Droupadi Murmu conferred Padma Awards on former Uttar Pradesh chief minister late Mulayam Singh Yadav, author and philanthropist Sudha Murty, and popular actress Raveena Tandon, among others, on Wednesday. The President had approved the conferment of 106 Padma awards, including three duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one), on the eve of this year's Republic Day. A total of 53 awardees were given the honour on Wednesday -- three Padma Vibhushan, five Padma Bhushan and 45 Padma Shri. The other distinguished personalities were given the awards on March 22. Padma awards are conferred in three categories -- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. India's top civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, has not been given to anyone since 2019.
President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Shri to Raveena Ravi Tandon for Art, in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS/PIB)
President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Vibhushan to Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous) for Public Affairs, in New Delhi. His son and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav receives the award. (Photo: IANS/PIB)
President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Bhushan Award to Sudha Murty at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS/PIB)
President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Shri to Ustad Ahmed Hussain for Art, in New Delhi. (Photo:IANS/PIB)
President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Shri to Marakathamani (M) Keeravaani for Art, in New Delhi. (Photo:IANS/PIB)
President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Shri to Mohammed Hussain for Art, in New Delhi. (Photo:IANS/PIB)
President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Vibhushan Award to Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous) at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS/PIB)
President Droupadi Murmu with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Padma Awardees, at Rashtrapati Bhavan,in New Delhi. (Photo: IANS/PIB)