Why in News:

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma Awards announced for the year 2021 to 5 personalities from Bihar.

Key Points:

=> For the year 2021, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan for the year 2021 for his work in public affairs.

=> At the same time, the following 4 personalities were given the Padma Shri award-

• Smt. Dulari Devi (in the field of Arts)
• Shri Ramchandra Manjhi (in the field of art)
• Dr. Dilip Kumar Singh (in the field of medicine)
• Mrs. Mridula Sinha (Posthumous) - In the field of literature and education.

=> On November 8, a total of 8 personalities from Bihar were presented the Padma Awards for the year 2020.

=> At the same time, for the year 2021, a total of 119 personalities of the country were awarded the Padma Awards [Padma Vibhushan (07), Padma Bhushan (10) and Padma Shri (102)], which includes a total of 5 celebrities from Bihar.

=> These awards were announced only on 25 January 2021 but due to Covid infection, it could not be conferred till now.