Bhubaneswar: The State Government has decided to provide a monthly honorarium of Rs 30,000 for each of the Padma awardees from the state from the current month.
In recognition of their significant contribution to society in various fields, the BHP government has decided to pay an honorarium of Rs 30,000 to the awardees from January this year.
The Odia Language Literature & Culture Department has brought out a notification to this effect today.
In November last year, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had decided to provide Rs 30,000 to the Padma awardees of the state. Accordingly, the formal notification was published.
All the Padma awardees of the state, who are alive, will receive the honorarium through direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode from January 2025, it said.
The State Government has asked Collectors and Culture Officers of all districts to submit details of the Padma award winners (who are alive) including the District Collector’s certificate, bank account details, IFSC code to the Directorate of Odia, Language, Literature and Culture as soon as possible.
In March last year, the previous BJD Government had announced a monthly honorarium of Rs 25,000 for the Padma awardees from Odisha. However, it was not implemented yet, official sources said.
The Padma Award was introduced in 1954. The award is given to personalities for their outstanding contribution in the fields of arts, education, science, sports, social work, public service, medicine, literature, etc.
As per the Padma Awards website of the Ministry of Home Affairs, till now, the President has conferred Padma awards on 105 eminent personalities from Odisha, which includes 90 Padma Shri, 11 Padma Bhushan and four Padma Vibhushan.