Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu was honored with the Padma Vibhushan award by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ceremony also saw the presentation of the Padma Bhushan award to singer Usha Uthup and Bharatnatyam dancer Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, among others. The Padma Awards, which are among the highest civilian honors in India, recognize exceptional contributions in various fields and are announced annually on Republic Day.
Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty and singer Usha Uthup were honoured in the field of Arts, while, Tejas Madhusudan Patel received in the field of Medicine, Sitaram Jindal was awarded in the field of Trade & Industry and Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu awarded with others.
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