Mulayam Singh Yadav, KM Birla, MM Keeravaani among 106 Padma Award recipients

The Centre on Wednesday announced the recipients of the prestigious Padma Award, the highest civilian award in India, on the eve of the 74th Republic Day. The President approved the conferment of 106 Padma Awards - 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri Awards.

Notable awardees include former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously. He was awarded in the field of public affairs. Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, got the Padma Bhushan for trade and industry. 

Meanwhile, MM Keeravaani, the composer of RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' song, was conferred the Padma Shri in the field of arts.