Padma Awards for year 2024 announced; Former VP Venkaiah Naidu and actor Chiranjeevi get Padma Vibhushan

The government has announced the Padma Awards for the year 2024. The list comprises five Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri Awards. Thirty of the awardees are women and the list also includes eight persons from the category of Foreigners / NRI / PIO / OCI and nine Posthumous awardees.

Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and actor Chiranjeevi are among the Padma Vibhushan awardees. Social activist Bindeshwar Pathak has been chosen for the Padma Vibhushan posthumously.
 
Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country is conferred in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/fields of activities, including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature, and education.

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.