President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred the Padma awards upon 56 of the 112 personalities, chosen for this year's honour, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Padma awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, the second, third and fourth highest civilian awards of the country respectively, only after Bharat Ratna.

Malayalam actor Mohanlal, Rajya Sabha MP and SAD leader Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Lok Sabha MP and BJP leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav were among those who were bestowed with the Padma Bhushan award.