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132 Padma Awards This Year

PM Modi congratulated those who have been honoured with the Padma Awards and said India cherishes their contribution across diverse sectors…reports Asian Lite News

Former Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, along with four other recipients, including the late social worker and founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak, was honoured with the country’s second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, on the eve of Republic Day.

Popular Indian actress Vyjayantimala Bali; actor, film producer, and former politician Konidela Chiranjeevi; and classical Bharata Natyam dancer Padma Subrahmanyam have also been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan on Thursday.

Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty, Indian pop and playback singer Usha Uthup, former Supreme Court justice M Fathima Beevi (posthumous), and consultant in the department of cardiology Ashwin Balachand Mehta are among the 17 recipients who were given the third-highest honor–the Padma Bhushan.

Khalil Ahamad, Badrappan M, Kaluram Bamaniya, Rezwana Choudhury Bannya, Naseem Bano, and Ramlal Bareth are among the 110 recipients who have been awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest honour.

There are 132 names on the list of Padma Awardees this year, including two duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one), as per the list below. The list comprises five Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri Awards. 30 of the awardees are women, and the list also includes 8 persons from the categories of foreign non-resident Indian (NRI), person of Indian origin (PIO), overseas citizenship of India (OCI), and nine posthumous awardees.

The Padma Awards, which were instituted in 1954, are one of the highest civilian honours of India and are announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. The awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order), and Padma Shri (distinguished service). The award seeks to recognise achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involved.

The Padma Awards are conferred on the recommendations made by the Padma Awards Committee, which is constituted by the Prime Minister every year. The Padma Awards Committee is headed by the Cabinet Secretary and includes the Home Secretary, Secretary to the President, and four to six eminent persons as members. The recommendations of the committee are submitted to the Prime Minister and the President of India for approval.

Last year, the government announced 106 Padma Awards, including three duo cases. The list then comprised six Padma Vibhushans, nine Padma Bhushans, and 91 Padma Shri Awards. 19 of the awardees were women, and the list also included two persons from the category of foreigners: NRI, PIO, OCI, and seven posthumous awardees.

Modi congratulates recipients

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated those who have been honoured with the Padma Awards and said India cherishes their contribution across diverse sectors.

“Congratulations to all those who have been conferred the Padma Awards. India cherishes their contribution across diverse sectors. May they continue to inspire people with their exceptional work,” PM Modi posted on X.

Home Minister Amit Shah also extended his congratulations to the Padma awardees and said that these individuals have not only created brilliant examples for others to follow but also have elevated the pride of the nation with their service.

“I extend my warmest congratulations to the change makers of our society who have been selected for the Padma Awards for their distinguished contributions to different fields. PM Modi has rationalized the Padma Awards ceremony to make it a platform to appreciate individuals setting pioneering examples for social change,” Shah posted on X.

“The individuals conferred with the Padma Awards have not only created brilliant examples for others to follow but also have elevated the pride of the nation with their service,” he added.

Foxconn CEO gets Padma Bhushan

The Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Taiwanese technology giant Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), Young Liu, was honoured with the Padma Bhushan on Thursday.

Foxconn is the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and a leading global science and technology solutions provider.

As per Foxconn’s official website, Liu is a recognised entrepreneur and innovator with over four decades of industry experience.

He has founded three companies– a motherboard company in 1988 known as Young Micro Systems; a northbridge and southbridge IC design company in 1995 focused on the PC chipset and an ITE Tech and an ADSL IC design company, ITeX in 1997.

Liu earned an M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1986 and a B.S. degree in Electrophysics from Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University in 1978, as per Foxconn website.

Foxconn has rapidly expanded its presence in India by investing as part of its supply chain diversification from China in an evolved post-pandemic world order. (ANI)

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Haryana’s PADMA to bring investment of Rs 25,000 cr


Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala and Minister of State for Labour and Employment Anoop Dhanak were present, among others…reports Asian Lite News

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday launched a five-year programme named Programme to Accelerate Development for MSME Advancement (PADMA) that is expected to bring in investment of over Rs 25,000 crore.

PADMA is a multi-departmental and multi-agency programme which would not only promote the local products but would also give ample employment opportunity to the local youth, especially to the targeted Antyodaya families.

“Based on the principles of local yet global, PADMA aims to create a dynamic, self-sustainable and thriving industrial infrastructure at the cluster level for each block of Haryana,” said the Chief Minister while formally launching PADMA at a function here.

Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala and Minister of State for Labour and Employment Anoop Dhanak were present, among others.

“PADMA, a five-year programme, will not only revolutionise the industrial landscape in Haryana through the development of PADMA industrial parks across all the blocks but is also expected to bring in investment of over Rs 25,000 crore in the form of infrastructure, common facility centres, business development service centres and set-up new industrial units in each blocks,” said Khattar.

He said around 10,000-15,000 new units are expected to be opened by next year in these clusters.

The Chief Minister said in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat and to support state Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), a tremendous focus has been on development of its MSME ecosystem. “With this in mind the Haryana government has set up a separate directorate for the MSMEs.”

“The MSMEs play a significant role in the economic landscape of Haryana, contributing over 22 per centA to the Gross State Value Added (GSVA),” said the Chief Minister.

He said under PADMA, one product in each block of 22 districts, has been identified based on the locally available resources, existing micro enterprise ecosystem, demographic profile, key opportunities, sunrise sectors and growth potential.

“If required necessary training and skilling would also be given so as to promote this sector,” he added.

Deputy Chief Minister Chautala said with the launch of PADMA a new benchmark has been set for taking the industries forward.

“One year ago, the blueprint of this One Block One Product was prepared and a survey and study were conducted before the implementation of this programme. The findings highlighted that there are various local products at block levels that have huge market potential. In a bid to give a boost to each block and their special product on a larger level, PADMA programme has been launched,” Chautala, who also holds the portfolio of Industries and Commerce Departments, said.

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Man who fed thousands of hungry people for decades passes away

Every day, food was served to around 2,000 – 2,500 individuals, but on special occasions, that number could go as high as 4,000. Even the pandemic had not halted his routine community kitchens. Individuals wait in a queue to get the food…reports Asian Lite News.

A self-made billionaire, who fed tens of thousands of hungry people with a fresh vegetarian meal every day with his own funds outside the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here, passed away on Monday at the age of 86.

Popularly known as ‘langar baba’, Jagdish Lal Ahuja, who was battling cancer, had been serving free food in the langar — the practice of a free community kitchen and open to all — across Chandigarh since 1981.

For his philanthropic service to the community at large, he was conferred the Padma Shri last year.

Since 2001, he had been organising a community kitchen daily initially outside the PGI Hospital since 2001. Later, he started it at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32 too. The langar serves fresh vegetarian meals in the afternoon and late evening.

Every day, food was served to around 2,000 – 2,500 individuals, but on special occasions, that number could go as high as 4,000. Even the pandemic had not halted his routine community kitchens. Individuals wait in a queue to get the food.

In 2015, he sold his seventh property worth Rs 1.5 crore to arrange money to offer meals to anyone who shows up.

He was 12 when he left Peshawar and reached India during 1947 partition. After staying in refugee camps initially in Patiala and Amritsar, he finally moved to Chandigarh at the age of 21 and started selling fruits.

Later, he had a roaring business of bananas, known as the “banana king”.

About starting the noble gesture of serving the poor, Ahuja was quoted as saying, “At my son’s eighth birthday, I decided to celebrate it by organising a ‘langar’ for children. When I saw the joy on the faces of the children, it reminded me of my childhood. I then decided to organise ‘langar’ every day.”

“Since then, I am holding the ‘langar’ without a miss.”

His afternoon and evening ‘langars’, which are desperately awaited by the poor and even patients’ attendants at both the city’s prominent hospitals, serve ‘dal’, ‘chapatti’, rice, ‘halwa’ and a banana.

Also, he served biscuits to cancer patients and toffees, lollipops and balloons to children.

Condoling his demise, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said: “His selfless gesture of providing free food and medicines to poor and needy at the PGIMER will ever inspire others for such noble service.”

Even on the day of his death, the langar service continued as per his wish.

With prayers on lips and wet eyes, the poor and patients’ attendants wished the continuation of the selfless service even in his absence and they believe he will remain in their hearts forever for his selfless service.

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Adnan Sami proud of the great honour

Recalling the moment during which Sami reached Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said: “I was sitting at Rashtrapati Bhavan and was waiting for the award ceremony to start. I was quite emotional.”…Sami speaks with Mohammad Suaib Khan

Renowned singer Adnan Sami who was honoured with the Padma Shri award by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday has thanked the Indian government for the “respect he has received”, while remembering his father with moist eyes.

Sami was honoured for his remarkable contribution in the field of music.

“It is a great honour for me. I do not have the words…,” he said during an interaction.

“…behind this, there is the love of the countrymen for me. I have got this honour for the hard work, blood and sweat that I have shed over the years.”

“Though there were difficulties, I still kept on moving forward by raising my spirits,” he added.

“While receiving the honour, I felt as if, the Government of India and the people of the country told me that, it is for your work on our behalf, that is why it is very valuable to me.”

Recalling the moment during which Sami reached Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said: “I was sitting at Rashtrapati Bhavan and was waiting for the award ceremony to start. I was quite emotional.”

Adnan has the experience of playing more than 30 instruments.

Who has contributed to this journey?

In response, Adnan said: “My parents and my wife have played a very important role in this whole journey. My father gave me opportunities and facilities. Because every person has highs and lows in his life. During this, my father also gave me his shoulder to cry on.”

“Also, a major part of my life has been my musical mother Asha Bhosle ji. My first song “Kabhi To Nazar Milao” was released with Asha ji.

“I met Asha ji for the first time at the age of 10, although I also had my first meeting with her in India, she encouraged me and said that you come here from Canada. I came to Mumbai only on her advice.”

“I didn’t know anyone except Asha ji after coming to Mumbai. But I would like to thank her and her family for the love they have given me.

“I came to India in 1999 and the first song was released in 2000. After that I fell in love with India,” he added.

Adnan took up citizenship of India only a few years ago. His mother belonged to Jammu and his father belonged to Pakistan.

“Indian citizenship was not given to me overnight. It was achieved after going through all the rules of law and all the procedures. I never did a Jalsa for this, but when I got citizenship, everyone came to know.”


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