New Delhi: The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, presented 3 Padma Vibhushan, 8 Padma Bhushan, and 55 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2024 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held with grandeur in Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan today, a PIB press release stated.
The Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, and the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, were also present on the occasion. Other dignitaries like Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, and other Union Ministers also attended the ceremony.
After the handing over of awards, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, had a meeting with the Padma Awardees at his residence in New Delhi.
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