It is a proud day for the Odia people today. Eminent literateur and Jnanpith awardee Pratibha Ray and Tokyo Paralympics Champion and ace para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat was awarded Padma awards by President Ram Nath Kovind today.
While Pratibha Ray was awarded the Padma Bhusan award, Pramod Bhagat was awarded the Padma Shri award. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri Awards for the year 2022 at the Civil Investiture ceremony II. The Civil Investiture Ceremony – I was held on March 21.
This year a total of 128 Padma Awards were conferred, including two duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one). The list of awardees comprises four Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 107 Padma Shri Awards. The awardees included 34 women and 10 persons from the category of foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 posthumous awardees.
