AKASHVANI SAMACHAR BHARTI 2017

Prime Minister's National Relief Fund(PMNRF) and National Defence Fund(NDF)

All donations towards the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund(PMNRF) and the National Defence Fund(NDF) are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act,1961

Persons With Disabilities(Equal Opportunities,Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,1995

Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni and billiards champion Pankaj Advani are among the 41 prominent personalities who will be conferred with the prestigious Padma awards of 2018 by President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi today.

The function will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries will be present.

As many as 84 Padma awards were announced this year.

43 of them, including Noted music composer Illaiyaraja, littérateur P. Parameswaran and Classical singer Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, received the award from the President last month.

The Padma awards list comprises three Padma Vibhushan, nine Padma Bhushan and 72 Padma Shri awards.

The awards are given in different fields and disciplines such as art, literature and education, sports, medicine, social work, science and engineering, public affairs, civil service, trade and industry.

Keeping its promise of honouring unsung heroes, the government this year honoured with Padma awards several personalities who served the poor, set up free schools and popularised tribal arts globally.

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