15 farmers among 112 beneficiaries Padma | India News

NEW DELHI: Among the 112 Padma winners of this year, about 12 farmers – including horticulturists, high-tech farmers, traditional farmers who advocate organic farming and traditional breeders – were selected from nearly 50,000 appointments.

According to sources, the nominations for the Padma Awards were multiplied by 20, against 2,200 in 2014, each nominee was presented on the basis of a framework of scientific evaluation including quality control, careful control and consultation of experts. We have ensured that all corners of the country and all segments of society are represented, in addition to selecting candidates to strengthen the efforts of the Modi government to transform "government rewards" into "people's rewards" .

"The 2019 Padma Awards go beyond excellence, recognizing greater impact and selfless service," said a senior government official. Horticulturists Kanwal Singh Chauhan Vallabbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya and Jagdish Prasad Parikh are among the laureates; farmers who adopted technology and scientific methods in cultivation, such as Bharat Bhushan Tyagi, Ram Sharan Verma and Venkateswara rao Yadlapalli; Kamala Pujhari, 'Kisaan Chachi' Rajkumari Devi, Babulal Dahiya and Hukumchand Patidar, conservators of traditional seeds and organic farmers; besides Sultan Singh for fishing and Narendra Singh for dairy farming.

The 14 doctors on the Padma list are not only the best choices among the country's leading medical institutions, they also offer free treatment to the poor and the fight against diseases that affect the common man. While Omesh Kumar Bharti has developed antirabies treatment at one-tenth of the current cost, Sudam Kate is a pioneer in research on sickle cell disease among tribal people. Other laureates in the field of medicine include Ramaswami Venkataswami, a post-burn reconstruction surgeon; Pratap Singh Hardia, ophthalmologist offering free cataract surgeries to poor patients; Tsering Norboo, a surgeon practicing in remote Ladakh; and the husband-wife duo Smita and Ravindra Kolhe working for the welfare of the Korku tribes in Melghat, a village in Naxal.

Among the 16 people recognized for their social work are Jyoti Kumar Sinha, a former IPS officer who now teaches children in the Maharal Musahar community of Bihar; the tea merchant Deverapalli Prakash Rao, who spends half of his modest income on the education of slum children; The founder of the Bastar group, Anup Ranjan Pandey, who spread the message "Banduk-chhodo-dhol-pakdo"; Friederike Irina Bruning, from Germany, who runs a barn in Mathura; and ecologist Thimmakka Saalumarada, 106, who had been planting trees for 65 years.

This year, veteran public figures from various communities were honored, including Socialist leader Hukum Narayan Yadav of Bihar, Jharkhand tribal leader Kariya Munda, Sikh leader SS Dhindsa and militant lawyer fighting for seek justice for the victims of the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, HS Phoolka. On Padma Shri's list is also KK Mohammed, an archaeologist who was part of the team that searched the site of Babri's structure and then stated in his book that a temple existed there. .

The 2019 awards also seek to repair the wrongs done to aerospace scientist S Nambi Narayan, who had been charged in the Isro espionage case. Last year, the Supreme Court awarded him compensation of 50 lakh Rs.

Writers were honored through languages, including Narsing Dev Jamwal (Dogri), Kailash Madbaiya (Bundeli) and Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri (Sanskrit). Even in the arts and music category, the winners include regional superstars like Mohanlal, legends Balasaheb Purandare Theater (Marathi Theater) and Dinyar Contractor (Parsi Theater). The folk singers (Teejan Bai, Hiralal Yadav) have been recognized as those singing for movies (Shankar Mahadevan).