President Murmu to confer Padma Awards for 2023 today; Former Union minister Th. Chaoba, Thang-Ta coach K. Shanathoiba among awardees
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22 March, 2023 09:19 am IST
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President Droupadi Murmu will confer Padma Awards for the year 2023, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Of the 106 Padma awards that were announced, six are Padma Vibhushan, nine are Padma Bhushan and 91 are Padma Shri.
Two Manipuri personalities– former Union minister Thounaojam Chaoba and Thang-Ta coach Kakchingtabam Shanathoiba Sharma–were awarded Padma Shri among the total 12 who received the coveted prize from Manipur.
Th. Chaoba Singh, also a former Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) state unit president, has been awarded Padma Shri for his contribution in public affairs in the last four decades after he was elected as an MLA from Nambol assembly constituency in 1972.
He became the Union minister of state, culture, youth Affairs and sports in the government of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vaypayee in 1999.
On the other hand, Thang ta coach Kakchingtabam Shanathoiba Sharma was awarded Padma Shri for his three-decade-long distinguished contribution and other promotional activities in the field of sports.
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