CM Shri Chouhan extended best wishes

The President Shri Ramnath Kovind presented the Padma Awards for the year 2021 at a programme held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated and extended best wishes to the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardees.

Former Union Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan for the year 2020 by the President Shri Ramnath Kovind. Shri Abdul Jabbar Khan of Bhopal (posthumously), Shri Purushottam Dadhich of Indore, Shri Nemnath Jain of Indore and Dr. Sushri Leela Joshi of Ratlam were honoured with Padma Shri.

For the year 2021, President Shri Ramnath Kovind honoured former MP Smt. Sumitra Mahajan with Padma Bhushan, Bhopal’s Shri Kapil Tiwari for making significant contribution to the promotion of folk arts of Madhya Pradesh and tribal painter Behen Bhuri Bai with Padma Shri. The awards for the year 2020 were presented yesterday on November 8 by President Shri Ramnath Kovind. Former Union Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj was a Member of Parliament from Vidisha Parliamentary Constituency. She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan 2020 for her special contribution to public life. Smt. Sushma Swaraj was also the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. As Union External Affairs Minister, the credit of connecting the Ministry of External Affairs with the masses goes to Smt. Sushma Swaraj