Padma Awards

7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Sri Awards have been announced for this year (2021). Of the 102 Padma Sri Awards, as many as 34 (33% of the total) awards are for those in the field of Arts,, 25(25% of the total) awards are for those in the field of Literature and Education, and 15 (15%) are for those in the field of Social work. But only 4 awards are for those in the field of agriculture. Considering the importance of agriculture for the country and the innovations that are taking place -organic farming, hydroponic farming, lesser use of water terrace gardens, terrace gardens,etc- around 10% of the awards could be allocated for agriculture. Similarly considering the equally important field of trade and industry, another 10% of the awards could be allocated for the field of trade and industry against 5% of the awards given this year. These increases need not lead to cut in awards for other fields. These increases may come from additional number of awards.