Padma Bhushan

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The Padma Bhushan is one of India’s highest civilian honors, awarded by the Government of India for distinguished service of a high order in any field.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf civilian award
state decoration of India
announcementOccasion Republic Day of India
awardedFor distinguished service of a high order
service in any field
category civilian honour
ceremonyLocation Rashtrapati Bhavan
conferredBy President of India
country India
eligibility citizens of India
non-citizens of India
established 1954
establishedBy Government of India
field arts
civil service
education
engineering
industry
literature
medicine
other disciplines
public affairs
science
social work
sports
trade and commerce
firstAwarded 1954
frequency annual
hasMonetaryGrant false
higherAward Bharat Ratna
Padma Vibhushan
isWearableDecoration true
lowerAward Padma Shri
medalMaterial bronze
medalShape circular
obverseDesign lotus flower motif
obverseInscription Padma Bhushan in Devanagari script
partOf Padma awards
postNominalLetters PB
presentedBy Government of India
rankInIndiaCivilianHonours third-highest
reverseDesign State Emblem of India
reverseInscription Satyameva Jayate in Devanagari script
ribbonColour pink ribbon with a broad white stripe in the middle
selectionProcess recommended by Padma Awards Committee
status currently constituted
type national civilian award


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