8 Celebrities of Bihar Received Padma Awards | 09 Nov 2021

On November 8, 2021, President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma Awards announced for the year 2020 to 8 personalities from Bihar.

For the year 2020, one person from Bihar was awarded Padma Vibhushan and 7 people were awarded Padma Shri.
Former Defense Minister George Fernandes was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan for his service in the field of public affairs.
At the same time, the following seven personalities were given the Padma Shri award-
- Shri Sujoy Kumar Guha (in the field of Science & Engineering)
- Shri Bimal Kumar Jain (in the field of Social Work)
- Mrs. Shanti Jain (in the field of art)
- Dr. Shanti Roy (in the field of medicine)
- Shri Shyamsundar Sharma (in the field of Arts)
- Shri Ramji Singh (in the field of social work)
- Shri Vashisht Narayan Singh (Posthumous) (in the field of Science and Engineering)
A total of 141 awards have been given for the year 2020, including 7 Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhushan and 118 Padma Shri.