Padma awards: Govt attempts a makeover through interactive website
The Padma awards are finally embracing the 21st century or at least the website. “This marks another major step in the government’s efforts to bring transparency and people into the Padma Award process,” says a source. This interactive dashboard comes on the heels of the government’s decision to allow only online nomination for the awards and make an Aadhaar number mandatory for the person making the nomination. A PTI news report quoted government sources as saying, “simple online nomination encourages and facilitates all Indian citizens to participate.” The latter move is particularly welcome as the awards have been mired in controversy for quite some time now. Either they are in the news for someone getting overlooked or individuals being awarded due to their proximity to leaders though the awards have also honoured India’s best and brightest.
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