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The Padma Bhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the third-highest civilian award in India. Padma Shri is awarded for "distinguished service". The Padma Shri ("Noble Lotus") is the fourth-highest civilian award in India. Unlike national honours, the Padma awards do not include cash allowances, benefits, or special concessions in rail/air travel. [4]
The civilian awards were suspended again in mid-1992, when two Public-Interest Litigations were filed in the High Courts questioning the civilian awards being "Titles" per an interpretation of Article 18 (1) of the Constitution. [5] [a] The awards were reintroduced by the Supreme Court in December 1995, following the conclusion of the ...
The Bharat Ratna (Hindi pronunciation: [bʱaːɾət̪ ɾət̪n̪ə]; lit. ' Jewel of India ') is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India.Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position or gender.
Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (827 P) Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (152 P, 1 F) Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (7 C, 18 P)
[3] [4] It is ranked fifth in the order of precedence of wearing of medals and decorations of the Indian civilian and military awards. [a] As of 2023, a total of 51 individuals have been conferred with the award and have been conferred upon six foreign recipients – one from Bangladesh and Mexico each and six from the United States of America.
Padma Shri; Type: National Civilian: Country: India: Presented by: Government of India: Ribbon: Obverse: A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Shri" is placed below the lotus.
Special Class, the second-highest civilian honour of Saudi Arabia. – [1] Order of Amanullah Khan Afghanistan: 4 June 2016 Herat: President Ashraf Ghani: The highest civilian honour of Afghanistan. [2] Order of the State of Palestine Palestine: 10 February 2018 Ramallah: President Mahmoud Abbas: Grand Collar, the highest civilian honour of ...
Both medals are the joint-highest civilian awards of China. Medal of the Republic: 2019 9 Colombia: Order of Boyacá: Grand Collar, is the highest grade of the order. Comoros: Order of the Green Crescent: Commander is the highest grade of the order. Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Order of the National Heroes Kabila-Lumumba