New Delhi, June 23 -- President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Padma Awards 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday.

In the second Civil Investiture Ceremony, the President will confer a total of 65 Padma Awards, including two Padma Vibhushan, seven Padma Bhushan, and 56 Padma Shri awards.

Speaking to ANI, Padma Shri awardee and Director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa, Dr Padma Gurmet, expressed his happiness for receiving the award for the preservation and promotion of the Himalayan medical tradition.

"It feels wonderful. This year, I have been honoured with the Padma Award for the preservation and promotion of the Himalayan medical tradition. Conferring this recognition on a person like me, who is from such a remo...