Recommendations of eight state governments, seven governors, 14 Union ministers did not find any place in this year's Padma awards, which will be conferred on March 20 and April 2.
According to Home Ministry documents, as many as 35,595 recommendations or nominations were received for the Padma awards 2018, which were announced on January 25, from state governments, governors, chief ministers, Union ministers, Union ministers of state, former Padma awardees, individuals and organisations.
Out of these names, only 84 prominent people were shortlisted for the prestigious civilian honours.
Majority of those who find place in the final list, prepared by a 10-member selection committee, were considered unsung heroes, who have dedicated their lives to working for the poor or have risen from deprived backgrounds to excel in their own fields, a Home Ministry official said.
However, all recommendations of eight state governments Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Rajasthan and Delhi were rejected by the selection committee.
Tamil Nadu had recommended six names, Haryana had recommended five names, Jammu and Kashmir had recommended nine names, Karnataka had recommended 44 names, Uttarakhand had recommended 15 names, Bihar had recommended four names, Rajasthan had recommended four names and Delhi had recommended seven names for the Padma awards.
Nominations by seven Governors West Bengal's Keshari Nath Tripathi (11 recommendations), Haryana's Kaptan Singh Solanki (seven recommendations), Jammu and Kashmir's N N Vohra (four recommendations), Uttar Pradesh's Ram Naik (10 recommendations), Gujarat's O P Kohli (two recommendations), Kerala's P Sathasivam (two recommendations) and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi (one recommendation) did not find place in the Padma awards
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