Out of the 119, a total of 29 winners are women, 16 are posthumous awardees and one is a transgender awardee.
9 recipients (from field of sports) have been selected to be felicitated with Padma Awards this year on Republic Day.
The committee will be meeting in the next few days to decide the winners of the top sporting honours of the country.
It turned out to be a productive day 6 for the Indian contingent at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 as India won a total of five medals.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also acknowledged Jhajharia's achievement.
Jhajharia's journey hasn't been an easy one but he has faced all challenges bravely to become a sporting champion.
Out of the 119, a total of 29 winners are women, 16 are posthumous awardees and one is a transgender awardee.
9 recipients (from field of sports) have been selected to be felicitated with Padma Awards this year on Republic Day.
The committee will be meeting in the next few days to decide the winners of the top sporting honours of the country.
It turned out to be a productive day 6 for the Indian contingent at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 as India won a total of five medals.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also acknowledged Jhajharia's achievement.
Jhajharia's journey hasn't been an easy one but he has faced all challenges bravely to become a sporting champion.