Nominations for Padma Awards 2016 invited by September 15, 2015

Nominations for Padma Awards 2016 invited by September 15, 2015

Nominations for the Padma Awards, 2016 is presently open and the last date for receipt of the nominations for the Padma Awards 2016 is September 15, 2015.


Recommendations / nominations may be sent at the address mentioned below in the prescribed proforma along with a brief narrative citation (maximum 800 words):

The Home Minister/ the Home Secretary
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
North Block
New Delhi-110001


Nominations received without the prescribed proforma and citation will not be considered.

For further details click ‘Awards and Medals’ on the Union Home Ministry’s website: www.mha.nic.in

Padma Awards 2016  

• The process of receiving the recommendations/ nominations

for the Padma Awards 2016 has started w.e.f. 1st May, 2015.  

• The Last date for receipt of the nominations for the Padma

Awards 2016 is 15thSeptember 2015.  

• Nominations received after 15th September 2015 will not be

considered.  

• Nominations for the Padma Awards 2016 may be sent at the

following address in the prescribed proforma (available at web

site www.mha.nic.in) alongwith a brief narrative citation

(maximum 800 words).  

Home Minister/Home Secretary  

Government of India  

Ministry of Home Affairs  

North Block, New Delhi‐110001  

• Nominations received without the prescribed proforma and

citation (maximum in 800 words) will not be considered.   

*An illustrative list of fields and details required in the citation is annexed for reference

Illustrative list of fields

1. Art (includes Music, Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Cinema, Theatre etc.)

2. Social work (includes social service, charitable Service, contribution in Community

Projects etc.)

3. Public Affairs (includes Law, Public Life, Politics etc.)

4. Science & Engineering (includes Space Engineering, Nuclear Science, Information

Technology, Research & Development in Science & its allied subjects etc.)

5. Trade & Industry (includes Banking, Economic Activities, Management, Promotion

of Tourism, Business etc.)

6. Medicine (includes medical research, distinction/ specialization in Ayurveda,

Homeopathy, Sidhha, Allopathy, Naturopathy etc.)

7. Literature & Education (includes Journalism, Teaching, Book composing,

Literature, Poetry, promotion of education, promotion of literacy, Education Reforms

etc.)

8. Civil Service (includes distinction/ excellence in administration etc. By Government

Servants)

9. Sports (including popular Sports, Athletics, Adventure, Mountaineering, promotion

of sports, Yoga etc.)

10. Others (fields not covered above and may include propagation of Indian Culture,

protection of Human Rights, Wild Life protection/ conservation etc.)

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Details required in the citation

The citation should be in the form of a write up in narrative form

(maximum 800 words). It is desirable that the citation should include

the details of the distinctions, life time achievements in the field,

works published in the indexed/ reputed journals in the concerned

field. The work done for the welfare of society, social service work

may also be highlighted in the citation. Kindly also give details of

National/ State level awards conferred, if any or any other

significant/ important fact.