President Droupadi Murmu, on April 22, bestowed the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award upon actor and former Rajya Sabha MP Mithun Chakraborty in the field of Arts at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Meanwhile, former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Bharatnatyam dancer Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam were honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award at the Civil Investiture Ceremony headed by President Murmu.
Renowned singer Usha Uthup was also conferred with the Padma Bhushan award in the field of Arts.
Earlier this January, Chakraborty was announced as one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan Awards for 2024. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kolkata's historic Brigade Parade Ground on March 7, 2021.
For 2024, President Murmu approved the conferment of 132 Padma Awards, including two duo cases (where the Award is counted as one). The list includes five Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri Awards. Among the awardees, 30 are women, and there are also eight individuals from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, as well as nine Posthumous awardees.
Here's the full list of recipients who were honoured with the Padma Awards 2024 on April 21:
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