The central government launched the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal.
It aims to bring together all the awards of various ministries, departments, agencies of the Government of India under one platform to ensure transparency and public partnership.
This portal facilitates every citizen or organisation to nominate individuals/organizations for various Awards instituted by the Government of India.
The three Padma awards - Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Instituted in 1954.