Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conferred Padma Vibhushan

FORMER Vice President Venkaiah Naidu was conferred with Padma Vibhushan in public affairs by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremonial function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.

Hosts of other prominent persons were also conferred with Padma Awards by President Murmu.

Sponsored Actor Mithun Chakraborty, singer Usha Uthup, former Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik and industrialist Sitaram Jindal were conferred with the Padma Bhushan.

 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and eExternal Affairs MinisterS. Jaishankar, among others, was also present at the function. 

Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian honours of the country, are conferred in three categories -- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.