From Our Bureau
NEW DELHI: Nominations for the Padma Awards 2023 are open only online, with September 15 as the last date, at the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal at https://awards.gov.in.
A Home Ministry press note says the government wants to transform the traditional Padma Awards into “Pople’s Padma” and as such “all citizens are therefore, requested to make nominations/recommendations, including self nomination.”
It said the concerted efforts may be made to identify talented persons whose excellence and achievements really deserve to be recognised from amongst women, weaker sections of the society, SCs & STs, divyang persons and who are doing selfless service to the society.
The Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, are amongst the highest civilian awards of the country. Instituted in 1954, these Awards are announced on the occasion of the Republic Day every year. The award seeks to recognize ‘work of distinction’ and is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements/service in all fields/disciplines, such as, Art, Literature and Education, Sports, Medicine, Social Work, Science and Engineering, Public Affairs, Civil Service, Trade and Industry etc. All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these Awards. Government servants including those working with PSUs, except Doctors and Scientists, are not eligible for Padma Awards.
The nominations/recommendations should contain all relevant details specified in the format available on the above said Portal, including a citation in narrative form (maximum 800 words), clearly bringing out the distinguished and exceptional achievements/service of the person recommended in her/his respective field/discipline.
Further details in this regard are also available under the heading ‘Awards and Medals’ on the website of Ministry of Home Affairs (https://mha.gov.in) and on Padma Awards Portal (https://padmaawards.gov.in ). The statutes and rules relating to these awards are available on the website with the link https://padmaawards.gov.in/
The Award portal is not only for the Padma awards but 13 other national awards, with their respective last dates, namely
— Padma Awards- Last date is 15/09/2022
— National Award for Excellence in Forestry 2022- Last date is 30/09/2022
— National Gopal Ratna Award 2022- Last date is 15/09/2022
— National Water Awards 2022-Last date is 15/09/2022
— National Award for Senior Citizens -Vayoshreshtha Samman 2022- Last date is 29/08/2022
— National Award for Individual Excellence 2021- Last date is 28/08/2022
— National Award for Individual Excellence 2022- Last date is 28/08/2022
— National Awards for Institutions Engaged in Empowering Persons with Disabilities 2021- Last date is 28/08/2022
— National Awards for Institutions Engaged in Empowering Persons with Disabilities 2022- Last date is 28/08/2022
— National CSR Awards 2022- Last date is 31/08/2022
— Nari Shakti Puraskar 2023- Last date is 31/10/2022
— Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2023- Last date is 31/08/2022
— National Awards for Outstanding Services in the Field of Prevention of Alcoholism and –Substance Abuse 2022- Last date is 29/08/2022
–Jeevan Raksha Padak – Last date is 30/09/2022.
