New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- The recipients of the 2024 Padma Awards this year included personalities from all corners of the country and all segments of society making it 'Peoples Awards'.

Among the awardees, 40 individuals are from the Other Backward Classes category, 11 from Scheduled Castes, and 15 from Scheduled Tribes.

The awardees also included nine Christians, eight Muslims, five Buddhists, three Sikhs, two Jains, two Parsis, and two from Indigenous Faiths.

The awardees included 49 octogenarians who were recognised for lifetime contributions. 10 districts have been recognised with the Padma Award for the first time since Independence. It has also covered 89 districts across 32 states.

Political veterans across parties, ideologies, an...