Jharkhand

• 09 Nov 2021

2 Persons from Jharkhand Received Padma Awards for 2020

Why in News

The Padma Award for the year 2020 was presented by President Ram Nath Kovind on November 8, 2021.

Key Points

• 'Guru Shashadhar Acharya' of Jharkhand was awarded the Padma Shri award for his contribution in the field of 'art'.
• Shri Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh was also awarded the Padma Shri award for 2020 for his contribution in the field of arts.
• For the year 2020, 141 Padma Awards were given including Padma Vibhushan (07), Padma Bhushan (16) and Padma Shri (118).
• It may be noted that due to the infection of Covid-19 this award could not be awarded till now.

Shubham Goyal selected for PM Research Fellow

Why in News

Recently, Shubham Goyal of Jharkhand has been selected for the Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF).

Key Points

• The Prime Minister's Research Fellows was started by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to promote research work in the country.
• This scheme was first announced in the budget of 2018-19.
• Under this scheme, a fellowship of Rs 70,000 per month is provided for the first two years, Rs 75,000 per month in the third year and Rs 80,000 per month in the fourth and fifth years. Also 2 lakh rupees per year (total Rs 10 lakh for 5 years) are provided as research grants.