New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- Former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, leading industrialists Anand Mahindra and Venu Srinivasan along with 13 others have been selected for the Padma Bhushan awards, government said on Saturday.

According to a government release, Parrikar, who was also the Goa Chief Minister, has been selected for the Padma Bhushan awards posthumously this year.

Parrikar, who was four-time Goa Chief Minister, passed away on March 18 last year after a long battle with cancer.

Mahindra & Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra and TVS group Chairman Srinivasan are also on the list of the country's third highest civilian award.

Besides the former Defence Minister and the two industrialists, former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh ...