Padma awardees visit National War Memorial
New Delhi Mar 22 PTI The Padma awardees visited the National War Memorial here on Tuesday a day after they were honoured by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati BhavanThey went around the memorial and were moved to see the names of the defence forces personnel who have made the supreme sacrifice and laid down their lives to protect the nations borders an official statement saidThe President presented the Padma awards to 54 distinguished personalities at a civil investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on MondayThe awardees appreciated the government for organising the visit and its efforts to popularise the memorial in the national capitalThey felt that a visit to the memorial will help in inculcating the values of patriotism devotion to duty courage and sacrifice and instill the feeling of nationalism the statement saidThe National War Memorial was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25 2019It stands testimony to the sacrifices made by gallant soldiers since IndependenceThis year the people who were conferred the Padma awards reflect the changing profiles of awardees which is the result of a conscious decision taken by the government to transform the entire process the statement saidThe emphasis is on recognising people who are giving selfless service to society The use of technology and introduction of online nomination has made the process simple and accessible to the people and a record number of over 480 lakh nominations were received for the Padma Awards 2022Self-nomination online nomination selection of a large number of unsung heroes and a transparent selection process transformed the Padma Awards into the Peoples Padma according to the statementUnion Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with the awardees and their families on Monday at a programme in New Delhi after the investiture ceremony The interaction was followed by a dinner hosted by the home minister PTI ACB IJT
New Delhi Mar 22 PTI The Padma awardees visited the National War Memorial here on Tuesday a day after they were honoured by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati BhavanThey went around the memorial and were moved to see the names of the defence forces personnel who have made the supreme sacrifice and laid down their lives to protect the nations borders an official statement saidThe President presented the Padma awards to 54 distinguished personalities at a civil investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on MondayThe awardees appreciated the government for organising the visit and its efforts to popularise the memorial in the national capitalThey felt that a visit to the memorial will help in inculcating the values of patriotism devotion to duty courage and sacrifice and instill the feeling of nationalism the statement saidThe National War Memorial was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25 2019It stands testimony to the sacrifices made by gallant soldiers since IndependenceThis year the people who were conferred the Padma awards reflect the changing profiles of awardees which is the result of a conscious decision taken by the government to transform the entire process the statement saidThe emphasis is on recognising people who are giving selfless service to society The use of technology and introduction of online nomination has made the process simple and accessible to the people and a record number of over 480 lakh nominations were received for the Padma Awards 2022Self-nomination online nomination selection of a large number of unsung heroes and a transparent selection process transformed the Padma Awards into the Peoples Padma according to the statementUnion Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with the awardees and their families on Monday at a programme in New Delhi after the investiture ceremony The interaction was followed by a dinner hosted by the home minister PTI ACB IJT
